NY A00693

Removes the court's responsibility to provide crime victims with informational pamphlets, leaving this duty solely with the district attorney

Updates contact information provided to crime victims by replacing references to the "state board of parole" with the "department of corrections and community supervision"

Directs crime victims to the office of victim assistance's toll-free telephone number (instead of the parole board's number) for updating contact information and checking defendant incarceration status

Requires the informational pamphlet to include the address and phone number of the department of corrections and community supervision's office of victim assistance

Takes effect on the same date as the 2024 law (S. 5502/A. 4199) amending crime victim notification rights