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NY S06849
Bill
Status
7/21/2016
Primary Sponsor
Hugh Farley
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AI Summary
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Authorizes the Fulton County correctional facility to detain persons under arrest who are being held for arraignment in any court located in Fulton County.
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Amends Correction Law Section 500-a by adding subdivision 2-o to permit the expanded use of the Fulton County facility for pre-arraignment detention.
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Amends Correction Law Section 500-c by adding subdivision 21 to apply all provisions of that section equally to persons held by the sheriff for arraignment prior to commitment in Fulton County.
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Allows persons held for arraignment to be housed in the Fulton County correctional facility as if they had been judicially committed to the sheriff's custody.
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Takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Legislative Description
Relates to authorizing the Fulton county correctional facility to also be used for the detention of persons under arrest being held for arraignment in any court located in the county of Fulton.
Last Action
SIGNED CHAP.189
7/21/2016