This bill (A 7414) prohibits detention facilities in New York from placing children in "segregated confinement" for more than 17 hours a day. It defines segregated confinement as cell confinement exceeding 17 hours daily, excluding facility-wide emergencies or medical/mental health treatment. The law applies to all detention facilities holding children under the Family Court Act or Criminal Procedure Law. Exceptions allow room confinement authorized by regulations when a child poses an immediate danger to themselves or others.
This bill prohibits detention facilities from placing children in "segregated confinement" (cell confinement for more than 17 hours daily) under any circumstances, except during facility-wide emergencies or for medical/mental health treatment. It directly affects children detained under New York's Family Court Act or Criminal Procedure Law who are held in certified detention facilities. The law defines "segregated confinement" specifically and excludes room confinement authorized by the Office of Children and Family Services when a child poses a serious immediate danger to themselves or others. The bill amends the Family Court Act and Executive Law to implement this ban, taking effect immediately upon passage.
Enacts the "language barrier to justice elimination act"; establishes standards for court interpreters and a procedure for waiver of a non-English speaking person's right to an interpreter in any proceeding.
This bill requires stores (mercantile establishments) to immediately stop trying to collect money or recover merchandise from customers if a court finds them not guilty of larceny in a proceeding related to that store. It directly affects adults, emancipated minors, and parents/legal guardians of unemancipated minors who are acquitted in such cases. The key provision mandates that once a court issues a "not guilty" ruling, the store must cease all collection efforts without delay. The law takes effect immediately upon enactment, preventing further financial pressure on individuals after a legal acquittal.
Requires judges or justices in a court that exercises criminal jurisdiction, including town and village justices, family court judges, and justices of the supreme court who regularly handle matrimonial matters, and court clerks of such courts to attend a program approved by the chief administrator of the courts addressing issues relating to domestic violence totaling at least ten hours every two years; requires law enforcement officers to complete ten hours of domestic violence training every two years.
This bill requires stores (mercantile establishments) to immediately stop trying to collect money or recover merchandise from customers if a court finds them "not guilty" of larceny (theft) at that store. It directly affects adults, emancipated minors, and parents/guardians of minors who were falsely accused. The key provision mandates that once a court issues a not-guilty verdict in such a case, the store cannot pursue civil claims against them, and all collection efforts must cease immediately. The law would take effect as soon as it is signed.
Precludes a local criminal court from issuing a warrant of arrest based on any simplified information when the defendant has not been arraigned and has not come under the control of the court with respect to the charges in the simplified information; provides that this formerly applied only to simplified traffic information.
S 3281 expands eligibility for sealing certain criminal convictions in New York. It allows individuals convicted of up to five eligible offenses (including up to two felonies) to apply for sealing, provided they meet a 10-year waiting period after their sentence or release from incarceration. The bill specifically excludes sex offenses, violent felonies, and other serious crimes from eligibility. Applicants must submit documentation to the court, and prosecutors have 45 days to object; if they don’t, sealing may proceed. This directly affects people with non-violent, non-sex-related convictions who have maintained a clean record for a decade.
Limits the suspension or revocation of an individual's driver's license when an individual takes a certain plea involving participation in certain treatment court programs or the court allowed the individual to withdraw their previously entered plea of guilty, and plead guilty to a lesser charge or the department revoked or suspended the individual's driver's license upon a plea of guilty and at least six months have elapsed since such initial plea.
This bill (S 3210) expands firearm background checks for applicants under 22 years old by requiring state agencies to provide juvenile delinquency records to the National Instant Criminal Background Check System (NICS). It directly affects individuals under 22 seeking to purchase firearms, as their juvenile court records - previously not included in background checks for this age group - will now be accessible. The key mechanism is an amendment to the Family Court Act, mandating that juvenile delinquency records be made available to NICS and state police for background checks under federal law. This creates a concrete policy change in how firearm eligibility is assessed for young adults.
