Bill Text: NY A08780 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Assembly Bill 8780 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relates to grand jury proceedings.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 18-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2014-06-11 - substituted by s7188 [A08780 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-A08780-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         8780
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 12, 2014
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       Introduced by M. of A. SCHIMMINGER, ROSA, SIMOTAS, ENGLEBRIGHT, GUNTHER,
         JAFFEE,  OTIS,  CLARK,  COOK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. JACOBS,
         MAGEE,  MARKEY,  PEOPLES-STOKES,  PERRY,  SKARTADOS,  STECK,  SWEENEY,
         THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes
       AN  ACT  to  amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to grand jury
         proceedings
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section  1.    Paragraph (h) of subdivision 3 of section 190.25 of the
    2  criminal procedure law, as amended by chapter 405 of the laws  of  2010,
    3  is amended to read as follows:
    4    (h)  A  social  worker,  rape  crisis counselor, psychologist or other
    5  professional providing emotional support to a child witness twelve years
    6  old or younger, OR A SOCIAL WORKER OR INFORMAL CAREGIVER, AS PROVIDED IN
    7  SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION TWO HUNDRED SIX  OF  THE  ELDER  LAW,  FOR  A
    8  VULNERABLE  ELDERLY  PERSON  AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION
    9  260.31 OF THE PENAL LAW, who is called to give evidence in a grand  jury
   10  proceeding concerning a crime defined in article one hundred twenty-one,
   11  article  one  hundred thirty, article two hundred sixty, section 120.10,
   12  125.10, 125.15, 125.20, 125.25, 125.26, 125.27, 255.25, 255.26 or 255.27
   13  of the penal law provided that  the  district  attorney  consents.  Such
   14  support person shall not provide the witness with an answer to any ques-
   15  tion or otherwise participate in such proceeding and shall first take an
   16  oath  before  the grand jury that he or she will keep secret all matters
   17  before such grand jury within his or her knowledge.
   18    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD13772-01-4