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NY S08710
Bill
Status
3/4/2024
Primary Sponsor
Jessica Scarcella-Spanton
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AI Summary
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Amends Criminal Procedure Law Section 722.23 to define "extraordinary circumstances" as highly unusual and heinous facts or multiple events of criminality, requiring strong proof the defendant is not amenable to family court transfer
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Establishes three specific factors courts must consider when determining if extraordinary circumstances exist: commission of crimes over multiple days in close proximity, acting in an especially cruel and heinous manner, or leading/threatening/coercing other adolescents into participating in the crime(s)
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Defines "significant physical injury" to include physical injury involving risk of death, protracted substantial pain or impairment, protracted and obvious disfigurement, or protracted loss or impairment of bodily or mental functions
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Takes effect on November 1 following enactment into law
Legislative Description
Relates to the court's consideration of the existence of extraordinary circumstances and significant physical injury in determining whether to remove adolescent offenders to family court; defines such terms; provides factors for the court's consideration of whether extraordinary circumstances exist.
Last Action
PRINT NUMBER 8710A
3/19/2024