New York S 6656: Allows for electronic court appearance in any county of the state, except an appearance at a hearing or trial

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S06656 Summary:

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Provides for electronic court appearance in a criminal action, anywhere in the state, at the discretion of the court having jurisdiction of the defendant; provides that the defendant must, after consultation with counsel, consent on the record; provides that the chief administrator of the courts must first approve the use of such electronic appearance.

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03/19/2025REFERRED TO CODES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CODES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 6656

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 19, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. GRIFFO -- 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 electronic
 court appearance statewide

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

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 182.20 of the criminal procedure
 2 law, as separately amended by chapters 232, 279, and 285 of the laws of
 3 2024, is amended to read as follows:
 4 1. Notwithstanding any other provision of law and except as provided
 5 in section 182.30 of this article, the court, in its discretion, may
 6 dispense with the personal appearance of the defendant, except an
 7 appearance at a hearing or trial, and conduct an electronic appearance
 8 in connection with a criminal action [pending in Albany, Bronx, Broome,
 9 Erie, Jefferson, Kings, Monroe, New York, Niagara, Oneida, Onondaga,
 10 Ontario, Orange, Orleans, Oswego, Putnam, Queens, Richmond, Rockland,
 11 Saratoga, St. Lawrence, Seneca, Steuben, Tompkins, Chautauqua, Cattarau-
 12 gus, Clinton, Essex, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Sullivan, Warren, Westches-
 13 ter, Suffolk, Herkimer, Franklin, Chemung, Schuyler, Yates, Delaware,
 14 Otsego or Schoharie county], provided that the chief administrator of
 15 the courts has authorized the use of electronic appearance and the
 16 defendant, after consultation with counsel, consents on the record. Such
 17 consent shall be required at the commencement of each electronic appear-
 18 ance to such electronic appearance.
 19 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately, provided, however, that
 20 the amendment to subdivision 1 of section 182.20 of the criminal proce-
 21 dure law made by section one of this act shall not affect the repeal of
 22 such section and shall be deemed repealed therewith.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09903-01-5

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