New York A 5929: Prohibits employment discrimination against persons whose criminal charges have been adjourned in contemplation of dismissal

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A05929 Summary:

BILL NOA05929 

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SAME ASSAME AS S07142

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SPONSORDilan

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §§170.55 & 170.56, CP L

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Prohibits employment discrimination against persons whose criminal charges have been adjourned in contemplation of dismissal.

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BILL NOA05929 

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02/25/2025referred to correction

01/07/2026referred to correction

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5929

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 25, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. DILAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Correction

 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to preventing
 employment discrimination against persons whose criminal charges have
 been adjourned in contemplation of dismissal

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 8 of section 170.55 of the criminal procedure
 2 law, as added by chapter 134 of the laws of 1982 and as renumbered by
 3 chapter 683 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows:
 4 8. The granting of an adjournment in contemplation of dismissal shall
 5 not be deemed to be a conviction or an admission of guilt. No person
 6 shall suffer any disability or forfeiture as a result of such an order.
 7 Upon granting the order of adjournment, the action shall be considered
 8 terminated in the defendant's favor for the purpose of the provisions of
 9 subdivision sixteen of section two hundred ninety-six of the executive
 10 law. Upon the dismissal of the accusatory instrument pursuant to this
 11 section, the arrest and prosecution shall be deemed a nullity and the
 12 defendant shall be restored, in contemplation of law, to the status [he]
 13 such defendant occupied before [his] their arrest and prosecution.
 14 § 2. Subdivision 4 of section 170.56 of the criminal procedure law, as
 15 added by chapter 1042 of the laws of 1971, is amended to read as
 16 follows:
 17 4. Upon the granting of an order pursuant to subdivision two of this
 18 section, the action shall be considered terminated in the defendant's
 19 favor for the purpose of the provisions of subdivision sixteen of
 20 section two hundred ninety-six of the executive law. Upon the granting
 21 of an order pursuant to subdivision three of this section, the arrest
 22 and prosecution shall be deemed a nullity and the defendant shall be
 23 restored, in contemplation of law, to the status [he] such defendant
 24 occupied before [his] their arrest and prosecution.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD10071-01-5

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 1 § 3. No provision of this act shall be construed to impair or diminish
 2 any rights an employee or licensee, or an applicant for employment or a
 3 license, may already possess pursuant to section 170.55 or 170.56 of the
 4 criminal procedure law.
 5 § 4. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 6 have become a law. Effective immediately, the addition, amendment and/or
 7 repeal of any rule or regulation necessary for the implementation of
 8 this act on its effective date are authorized to be made on or before
 9 such date.

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