New York S 5338: Provides for transferring control of a defendant's connected devices in a family offense proceeding

Status: REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES (as of 2026-01-07)

State: New York · Session: 2025-2026 · Bill: S 5338

Sponsors: Patricia Fahy

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S05338 Summary:

BILL NOS05338 

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SAME ASSAME AS A03592

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SPONSORFAHY

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Amd §530.12, CP L

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Provides that upon motion and after an opportunity to be heard, a court may order the defendant in a family offense proceeding to turn control of a connected device over to a family or household member or, if that is not possible, to have such connected device disabled by the manufacturer.

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02/20/2025REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5338

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 20, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. FAHY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Children and Families

 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to transferring
 control of a defendant's connected devices in a family offense
 proceeding

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subparagraph 8 of paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section
 2 530.12 of the criminal procedure law is amended by adding a new clause
 3 (C) to read as follows:
 4 (C) Upon motion and after an opportunity to be heard, the court may
 5 order the defendant to turn control of a connected device over to a
 6 family or household member or, if that is not possible, to have such
 7 connected device disabled by the manufacturer.
 8 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD07670-01-5

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