New York S 8492: Establishes a digital legal mail program

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S08492 Summary:

BILL NOS08492 

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SAME ASSAME AS A09072

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SPONSORSTEC

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COSPNSRBORRELLO, CANZONERI-FITZPATRICK, GALLIVAN, GRIFFO, HELMING, MATTERA, MURRAY, OBERACKER, ORTT,
 RHOADS, TEDISCO, WALCZYK

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §112, Cor L

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Establishes a digital legal mail program for the delivery of privileged correspondences to incarcerated individuals housed at correctional facilities; requires law offices sending legal mail via digital platforms to incarcerated individuals to register with the department of corrections.

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BILL NOS08492 

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08/29/2025REFERRED TO RULES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

03/06/2026NOTICE OF COMMITTEE CONSIDERATION - REQUESTED

05/05/2026DEFEATED IN CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 8492

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 August 29, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to establishing a
 digital legal mail program

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

 1 Section 1. Section 112 of the correction law is amended by adding a
 2 new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
 3 7. (a) The commissioner shall establish a digital legal mail program
 4 for the delivery of all privileged correspondences received by incarcer-
 5 ated individuals housed at correctional facilities. Such program shall
 6 require all law offices to register with the department prior to receiv-
 7 ing clearance to send legal mail via a digital platform to an incarcer-
 8 ated individual.
 9 (b) Legal mail shall be sent to a secure digital location managed by
 10 the department.
 11 (c) The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary
 12 to implement the provisions of this subdivision, which shall comply with
 13 all legal and constitutional protections afforded to incarcerated indi-
 14 viduals in regard to privileged correspondences.
 15 (d) The commissioner shall promulgate rules and regulations for
 16 instances where the digital transmission of legal mail is neither possi-
 17 ble nor practical, while providing for all germane constitutional
 18 protections. All legal mail that is not transmitted digitally shall be
 19 screened prior to delivery to incarcerated individuals.
 20 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD13684-01-5

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