New York A 7661: Relates to the retention of court records pertaining to violent felonies

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A07661 Summary:

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Add §180.86, CP L

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Direct the chief administrator of the courts to retain indefinitely all court records pertaining to violent felony convictions.

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BILL NOA07661 

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04/04/2025referred to codes

01/07/2026referred to codes

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7661

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 4, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. STERN -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to retention of
 court records pertaining to violent felonies

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

 1 Section 1. The criminal procedure law is amended by adding a new
 2 section 180.86 to read as follows:
 3 § 180.86 Retention of court records pertaining to violent felonies.
 4 The chief administrator of the courts shall promulgate schedules for
 5 the retention and disposition of court records pertaining to persons
 6 convicted of violent felonies. The chief administrator shall direct that
 7 all such records pertaining to violent felony convictions be exempt from
 8 disposition or expungement and shall be retained indefinitely.
 9 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 10 have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD04141-01-5

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