BILL NUMBER: S4636
SPONSOR: WEIK
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the executive law and the criminal procedure law, in
relation to providing notice to the crime victim or victim's represen-
tative that a parolee or releasee is being discharged or released
 
PURPOSE:
To provide that when a parolee or release is being discharged or
released from parole or community supervision that the crime victim or
their representative be provided notice and that any determination of
the same consider any prior victims impact statements.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends section 259-j of the executive law to provide the board
of parole when making a determination of a discharge to presumptive
release, parole, conditional release or post-release supervision it
provides notice of the same to the crime victim or their representative
and it considers any previous victim impact statements.
Section 2 amends section 410.90 of the criminal procedure law to provide
that a court when considering a petition to terminate a period of
probation or lifetime probation it must consider prior victims impact
statements and that notice has been made to the crime victim or their
representative.
 
JUSTIFICATION:
Currently, the parole board must consider victim impact statements from
the crime victim or the victim's representative only when an inmate is
first being considered for parole. If the individual is granted parole
and otherwise put on supervision, probation or some other post-convic-
tion release, the crime victim or their representative is not provided
with notice that the individual has had their post-conviction release
terminated nor must the court or parole board again consider their
victims impact statements. This legislation would again give voice to
crime victims to ensure that they are informed when the parolee or
releasee is fully released and that at every step of the way the voice
of the victim is considered.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2023 S7788 Crime Victims, Crime & Correction
2022 S7412 Crime Victims, Crime & Correction
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None to the state.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take 60 days after it becomes law.

Statutes affected:
S4636: 410.90 criminal procedure law