Bill Sponsors: NY A04795 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly

Bill Title: Authorizes former outpatients of mental health facilities to request a court of competent jurisdiction to render an order to have their files sealed when more than ten years have elapsed since the last treatment in such facility, they are not currently being treated for mental illness and it would be in the best interests of the petitioner and society to seal such record without the requirement of a special proceeding.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - referred to mental health [A04795 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Sponsors

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Assemblymember Gary Pretlow [D]PrimarySponsored BillsHD-089FollowTheMoneyBallotpediaVoteSmart

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