Source: http://open.nysenate.gov/legislation/bill/S3606-2011
Timestamp: 2014-12-20 19:28:29
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S3606-2011 - NY Senate Open Legislation - Relates to the execution of a warrant of arrest and establishes educational programs for judicial personnel on the law of searches, arrests and seizures - New York State Senate
Bill S3606-2011
Relates to the execution of a warrant of arrest and establishes educational programs for judicial personnel on the law of searches, arrests and seizures
A2196-2011
S3606-2011 Sponsor:ADAMS
Law: Amd §§690.30, 690.35, 690.40, 690.45 & 690.50, add §690.60, CP L; add §837-s, Exec L; amd §212, Judy L
Feb 28, 2011: REFERRED TO CODES
BILL NUMBER:S3606TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to the execution of a warrant of arrest; to amend the executive law, in relation to authorizing the commissioner of the division of criminal justice services to establish a system to record and monitor the issuance and execution of search warrants; and to amend the judiciary law, in relation to authorizing the chief administrator to establish educational programs for judicial personnel on the law of searches, arrests and seizuresPURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The bill amends the Criminal Procedure Law ("CPL"), the Executive Law and Judiciary Law to better protect the public from possible individual or systemic abuse of so-called "no-knock" search warrants, while preserving the use of such warrants as a valuable tool of law enforcement.SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends §690.30 of the CPL so that, in the absence of facts in an application for a warrant and findings by a court supporting the execution of a no-knock warrant at some other time, no-knock warrants are to be executed between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 6:00 P.M.Section 2 amends §690.35 of the CPL to require that the application for a no-knock warrant be made between 6:00 A.M. and 9:00 P.M., unless circumstances reasonably require that the application be made at some other time, in which event the application must set forth those circumstances.Section 3 amends §690.35 of the CPL to require the applicant for a no-knock search warrant to reasonably ascertain whether persons other than the subject of the warrant will be present when the warrant is to be executed and to consider reasonable alternatives to executing the warrant in the presence of such individuals.Section 4 amends 5690,40 of the CPL to require a court entertaining an application for a no-knock warrant to place its findings on the record, either in writing or orally, or in writing upon the application for the warrant.Section 5 amends §690.45 of the CPL to provide that a warrant for a no-knock search reflect the timing requirements in §1 of the bill.Section 6 amends 5690.50 of the CPL to require that in addition to filing a return on a search warrant, that the applicant for the warrant complete a form prepared by the Division of Criminal Justice Services ("DCJS") that includes information on the execution and scope of the warrant.Section 7 amends §690.60 of the CPL to require monetary compensation by the state or municipality employing the officials that execute a no-knock search warrant for property damaged or destroyed during the execution of such a warrant unless the owner of the property has been convicted of a crime involving or relating to the property seized.Section 8 amends the Executive Law by adding a new §837-s to require DCJS: 1) to develop a form to be used by law enforcement to facilitate the reporting requirement established in §6 of the bill; and 2) to collect, process and analyze the information collected from such forms every year (which each court that issues a warrant must file on a yearly basis), the results of which are to be provided to the Attorney General, the Office of Court Administration, law enforcement agencies and civilian complaint review boards.Section 9 amends §212 of the Judiciary Law by mandating regular training of judicial personnel in the substantive law of search and seizures.Section 10 provides