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S1055 • 2025

Prohibits the division of criminal justice services from disclosing pending adjournment in contemplation of dismissals on civil records of arrests and prosecutions

Prohibits the division of criminal justice services from disclosing pending adjournment in contemplation of dismissals on civil records of arrests and prosecutions

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Sponsor
José M. Serrano
Last action
2026-04-22
Official status
In Assembly Committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Prohibits the division of criminal justice services from disclosing pending adjournment in contemplation of dismissals on civil records of arrests and prosecutions

Prohibits the division of criminal justice services from disclosing pending adjournment in contemplation of dismissals on civil records of arrests and prosecutions Prohibits the division of criminal justice services from disclosing pending orders of adjournment in contemplation of dismissal on civil records of arrests and prosecutions.

What This Bill Does

  • Prohibits the division of criminal justice services from disclosing pending adjournment in contemplation of dismissals on civil records of arrests and prosecutions Prohibits the division of criminal justice services from disclosing pending orders of adjournment in contemplation of dismissal on civil records of arrests and prosecutions.

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Bill History

  1. 2026-04-22 Assembly

    REFERRED TO CODES

  2. 2026-04-21 Senate

    PASSED SENATE

  3. 2026-04-21 Senate

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  4. 2026-03-26 Senate

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  5. 2026-03-25 Senate

    2ND REPORT CAL.

  6. 2026-03-24 Senate

    1ST REPORT CAL.608

  7. 2026-01-07 Assembly

    DIED IN ASSEMBLY

  8. 2026-01-07 Assembly

    RETURNED TO SENATE

  9. 2026-01-07 Senate

    REFERRED TO CODES

  10. 2025-05-19 Senate

    PASSED SENATE

  11. 2025-05-19 Senate

    DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY

  12. 2025-05-19 Assembly

    REFERRED TO CODES

  13. 2025-02-03 Senate

    ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

  14. 2025-01-28 Senate

    2ND REPORT CAL.

  15. 2025-01-27 Senate

    1ST REPORT CAL.178

  16. 2025-01-08 Senate

    REFERRED TO CODES

Official Summary Text

Prohibits the division of criminal justice services from disclosing pending adjournment in contemplation of dismissals on civil records of arrests and prosecutions
Prohibits the division of criminal justice services from disclosing pending orders of adjournment in contemplation of dismissal on civil records of arrests and prosecutions.

Current Bill Text

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          1055

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                    I N  S E N A T E

                                       (PREFILED)

                                     January 8, 2025
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  Sens. SERRANO, COMRIE -- read twice and ordered printed,
          and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

        AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to prohibiting the  divi-
          sion  of  criminal  justice services from disclosing pending orders of
          adjournment in contemplation of dismissal on civil records of  arrests
          and prosecutions

          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 845-d of  the  executive  law,  as
     2  added  by section 1 of subpart N of part II of chapter 55 of the laws of
     3  2019, is amended to read as follows:
     4    1.  When, pursuant to statute or the regulations of this division, the
     5  division conducts a search of its criminal  history  records  for  civil
     6  purposes, and returns a report therein, it shall only report any [crimi-
     7  nal  convictions]  CONVICTION  OF  A CRIME, and any criminal arrests and
     8  accompanying criminal actions which are pending. A CRIMINAL  ARREST  AND
     9  ACCOMPANYING  CRIMINAL ACTION WHICH HAVE BEEN FOLLOWED BY AN ADJOURNMENT
    10  IN CONTEMPLATION  OF  DISMISSAL  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  170.55,  170.56,
    11  210.46,  210.47  OR  215.10  OF  THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW SHALL NOT BE
    12  CONSIDERED PENDING FOR CIVIL PURPOSES UNLESS THE  ORDER  TO  ADJOURN  IN
    13  CONTEMPLATION  OF  DISMISSAL  IS REVOKED AND THE CASE IS RESTORED TO THE
    14  CALENDAR FOR FURTHER PROSECUTION.
    15    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD00459-01-5