New York S 564: Relates to requiring orders of custody to state whether law enforcement is authorized to remove a child or children

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S00564 Summary:

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Relates to special restrictions on campaign contributions for district attorney candidates; requires such candidates to disclose to the board of elections the acceptance of campaign contributions from any law firm that represents defendants in criminal proceedings in any court in the state or from any licensed attorney employed by such law firm.

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01/08/2025REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

01/07/2026REFERRED TO ELECTIONS

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 564

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 (Prefiled)

 January 8, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the election law, in relation to special restrictions on
 campaign contributions for district attorney candidates

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

 1 Section 1. The election law is amended by adding a new section
 2 14-114-a to read as follows:
 3 § 14-114-a. Special restrictions for district attorney candidates. 1.
 4 The state board of elections shall require that candidates for district
 5 attorney shall disclose to the board the acceptance of campaign contrib-
 6 utions from any law firm that represents defendants in criminal
 7 proceedings in any court in the state of New York or from any licensed
 8 attorney employed by such law firm. The board shall promulgate such
 9 rules as it deems necessary to implement and administer this section and
 10 shall provide that information regarding such contributions shall be
 11 accessible to the public.
 12 2. The term "legal dealings" means the legal representation of any
 13 individual or corporate entity in any criminal proceeding brought
 14 against that individual or corporate entity by any district attorney's
 15 office in the state of New York.
 16 3. The term "legal dealings database" means a computerized database
 17 accessible to the board that contains the names of those who have legal
 18 dealings with any district attorney in the state, including any law
 19 firm, partnership or corporate entity that represents individuals or
 20 corporate entities in any criminal proceeding in any court in the state
 21 of New York; any licensed attorneys employed by or affiliated with such
 22 a law firm, partnership or corporate entity; any person serving as chief
 23 executive officer, chief financial officer, chief operating officer or
 24 persons serving in an equivalent capacity at such a law firm, partner-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 1 ship or corporate entity; any person serving as an equity partner at
 2 such a law firm, partnership or corporate entity; and any person with an
 3 ownership interest in such a law firm, partnership or corporate entity.
 4 Such database shall be developed, maintained and updated by the state
 5 board of elections in a manner so as to ensure its reasonable accuracy
 6 and completeness; provided, however, that in no event shall such data-
 7 base be updated less frequently than once a month. Such computerized
 8 database shall contain a function to enable members of the public to
 9 determine if a person is in the database due to such person having legal
 10 dealings with a district attorney and shall provide a date as to when
 11 such person is considered to have begun having legal dealings with a
 12 district attorney pursuant to subdivision two of this section.
 13 4. A person shall be considered to have legal dealings with a district
 14 attorney as of the date the person's name is entered in the "legal deal-
 15 ings database", as such date is indicated in such database, or the date
 16 the person began having legal dealings with the district attorney, as
 17 such date is indicated in the database, whichever is earlier.
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