S 4134: Enacts the "Lydia Peikon Cotz act"; provides domestic violence victims and crime victims with supervision while taking depositions; directs the court to provide a secure location within the courthouse, and a court officer, for such persons taking depositions.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4134 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN SENATE February 3, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sens. PARKER, COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to provid- ing domestic violence victims or crime victims with supervision while taking depositions The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as 2 the "Lydia Peikon Cotz act". 3 § 2. Section 3104 of the civil practice law and rules is amended by 4 adding a new subdivision (f) to read as follows: 5 (f) Whenever a party is protected by an order of protection issued 6 under section eight hundred forty-two of the family court act or a 7 protective order issued under subdivision one of section 530.12 of the 8 criminal procedure law, upon application, the court shall provide a 9 secure location within the courthouse, and a court officer, for taking 10 the deposition of either the party or the opposing party. 11 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07694-01-5