NY A10394

Requires the state reporter to publish unreported criminal court opinions online within seven business days of receipt, specifically those addressing pre-trial motions on suppression of evidence, dismissal of charges, omnibus motions, expert testimony exclusion, certificate of compliance validity, and severance.

Mandates automatic transmission of all court opinions to the state reporter in machine-readable format through electronic filing systems, with clerks delivering opinions within five days of rendering for courts not using automated systems.

Establishes an online searchable database with bulk download capability for criminal opinions, searchable by judge, party name, date range, court, and keywords.

Requires collection and quarterly publication of statistics on criminal opinions including defendant demographics (age, gender, race, ethnicity), judge names, issues addressed, and outcomes for each case, plus annual data on published versus unpublished judicial decisions.

Mandates redaction of defendants' and witnesses' personal information in published opinions, limiting references to initials and prohibiting redaction of police officers' and expert witnesses' names when acting in professional capacity.