A 1075: Exempts adolescent offenders who displayed a shotgun, rifle or deadly weapon in furtherance of the underlying offense, or who were illegally in possession of a loaded firearm, from those authorized to be removed to family court.
The bill aims to amend the Criminal Procedure Law to provide more specific circumstances under which an adolescent offender can be removed to Family Court. Currently, the law allows for the removal of adolescents who have committed certain offenses, including violent crimes. The bill clarifies that adolescents who have committed crimes involving firearms or sex offenses can also be removed to Family Court. This change is intended to provide more guidance and flexibility in handling adolescent offenders. The bill takes effect on November 1st, one year after it becomes law.
| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to codes |
| Jul. 18, 2025 | print number 1075a |
| Jul. 18, 2025 | amend and recommit to codes |
| Jan. 08, 2025 | referred to codes |
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1075 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 8, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BUTTENSCHON, PHEFFER AMATO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to adolescent offenders authorized to be removed to family court The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (c) of subdivision 2 of 2 section 722.23 of the criminal procedure law, as added by section 1-a of 3 part WWW of chapter 59 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as 4 follows: 5 (ii) the defendant [displayed] was illegally in possession of a loaded 6 firearm[, shotgun, rifle or deadly weapon] as defined in the penal law 7 [in furtherance of such offense]; or 8 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed- 9 ing the date upon which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02677-01-5