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S 2361: 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.
What S 2361 does, verified March 12, 2026
The bill aims to amend the Criminal Procedure Law to provide more flexibility in handling cases involving adolescent offenders. It specifically targets certain crimes where the defendant was in possession of a firearm or engaged in sexual contact. The amendment aims to ensure that these cases are handled in a more family-friendly environment, rather than in the adult criminal court system. The bill proposes to modify the circumstances under which an adolescent offender can be removed to family court for prosecution.
Bill journey
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Last action: REFERRED TO CODES (2026-01-07)Alert me
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO CODES |
| Dec. 17, 2025 | PRINT NUMBER 2361A |
| Dec. 17, 2025 | AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CODES |
| Jan. 16, 2025 | REFERRED TO CODES |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 16, 2025 · 203 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2361 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 16, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SCARCELLA-SPANTON -- 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 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
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