New York S 7179: Relates to directing the study of the future implementation of fifth and future generation wireless network system technology in the state

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S07179 Summary:

BILL NOS07179 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORCLEARE

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd Art 65 §§65.00 - 65.30, CP L

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Authorizes use of closed-circuit television for the testimony of domestic violence victim witnesses in a criminal proceeding subject to the same restrictions as are applicable to child witnesses.

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04/03/2025REFERRED TO CODES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CODES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7179

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 April 3, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to authorizing
 the use of closed-circuit television for vulnerable domestic violence
 victim witnesses

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

 1 Section 1. Article 65 of the criminal procedure law, as added by chap-
 2 ter 505 of the laws of 1985, subdivision 1 of section 65.00, and subdi-
 3 vision 7 and paragraph (k) of subdivision 10 of section 65.20 as amended
 4 by chapter 320 of the laws of 2006, subdivision 9 of section 65.20 as
 5 amended by section 4 of part LLL of chapter 59 of the laws of 2019,
 6 subdivisions 11 and 12 of section 65.20 as amended by chapter 455 of the
 7 laws of 1991, subdivision 1 of section 65.10 as amended, subdivision 2
 8 of section 65.20 as added, the opening paragraph of subdivision 10 of
 9 section 65.20 as amended, and subdivisions 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12
 10 and 13 of section 65.20 as renumbered by chapter 548 of the laws of
 11 2007, is amended to read as follows:
 12 ARTICLE 65
 13 USE OF CLOSED-CIRCUIT TELEVISION FOR
 14 CERTAIN [CHILD] WITNESSES

 15 Section 65.00 Definitions.
 16 65.10 Closed-circuit television; general rule; declaration of
 17 vulnerability.
 18 65.20 Closed-circuit television; procedure for application and
 19 grounds for determination.
 20 65.30 Closed-circuit television; special testimonial [proce-
 21 dure] procedures.
 22 § 65.00 Definitions.
 23 As used in this article:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11515-01-5

 S. 7179 2

 1 1. "Child witness" means a person fourteen years old or less who is or
 2 will be called to testify in a criminal proceeding, other than a grand
 3 jury proceeding, concerning an offense defined in article one hundred
 4 thirty of the penal law or section 255.25, 255.26 or 255.27 of such law
 5 which is the subject of such criminal proceeding.
 6 2. "Domestic violence victim witness" means an individual who is a
 7 victim of a family offense, as defined in subdivision one of section
 8 530.11 of this chapter.
 9 3. "Vulnerable [child] witness" means a child witness or a domestic
 10 violence victim witness whom a court has declared to be vulnerable.
 11 [3.] 4. "Testimonial room" means any room, separate and apart from the
 12 courtroom, which is furnished comfortably and less formally than a
 13 courtroom and from which the testimony of a vulnerable [child] witness
 14 can be transmitted to the courtroom by means of live, two-way closed-
 15 circuit television.
 16 [4.] 5. "Live, two-way closed-circuit television" means a simultaneous
 17 transmission, by closed-circuit television, or other electronic means,
 18 between the courtroom and the testimonial room in accordance with the
 19 provisions of section 65.30 of this article.
 20 [5.] 6. "Operator" means the individual authorized by the court to
 21 operate the closed-circuit television equipment used in accordance with
 22 the provisions of this article.
 23 [6.] 7. A person occupies "a position of authority with respect to a
 24 child" when [he or she] such person is a parent, guardian or other
 25 person responsible for the custody or care of [the] a child at the rele-
 26 vant time or is any other person who maintains an ongoing personal
 27 relationship with such parent, guardian or other person responsi