Bill Text: NY S04796 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 4796 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Prohibits a grand jury from inquiring into an offense or misconduct that involves a shooting or use of excessive force by a police officer and/or peace officer that led or leads to the death or personal injury of a civilian.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO CODES [S04796 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-S04796-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          4796
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                     March 25, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
        AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to prohibiting a
          grand jury from inquiring into an offense or misconduct that  involves
          a  shooting  or  use  of  excessive force by a police officer or peace
          officer that led or leads to the death or personal injury of a  civil-
          ian
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 190.55 of the  criminal  procedure
     2  law is amended to read as follows:
     3    1.  (a)  A  grand  jury  may  hear and examine evidence concerning the
     4  alleged commission of any offense prosecutable  in  the  courts  of  the
     5  county,  and concerning any misconduct, nonfeasance or neglect in public
     6  office by a public servant, whether criminal or otherwise.
     7    (b) A grand jury shall not inquire into an offense or misconduct  that
     8  involves a shooting or use of excessive force by a police officer and/or
     9  peace  officer,  as  defined  in  sections 1.20 and 2.10 of this chapter
    10  respectively, that led or leads to the death or  personal  injury  of  a
    11  civilian.
    12    §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
    13  have become a law.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00038-02-9