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           S. 6733                                                  A. 9555

                             S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                                    March 14, 2012
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       IN  SENATE  -- Introduced by Sens. SALAND, GOLDEN, SKELOS -- (at request
of the Governor) -- read twice and ordered printed, and  when  printed
to be committed to the Committee on Rules

       IN  ASSEMBLY  --  Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  LENTOL, SILVER, WEINSTEIN,
FARRELL, LAVINE, O'DONNELL, CLARK, PAULIN -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.
of  A. BRINDISI, BRONSON, CUSICK, GABRYSZAK, GOLDFEDER, HEVESI, LUPAR-
DO, MORELLE, QUART, RAMOS, WEISENBERG, ZEBROWSKI -- (at request of the
Governor) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes

       AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law and  the  executive  law,  in
relation to DNA testing of certain offenders convicted of a crime

         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 440.30 of the  criminal  procedure
2  law is amended to read as follows:
3    1.  (A)  A  motion  to vacate a judgment pursuant to section 440.10 OF
4  THIS ARTICLE and a motion to set aside a sentence  pursuant  to  section
5  440.20  OF  THIS  ARTICLE  must  be  made in writing and upon reasonable
6  notice to the people. Upon the motion, a defendant who is in a  position
7  adequately  to raise more than one ground should raise every such ground
8  upon which he OR SHE intends to challenge the judgment or  sentence.  If
9  the  motion  is  based  upon  the  existence or occurrence of facts, the
10  motion papers must contain sworn allegations  thereof,  whether  by  the
11  defendant or by another person or persons. Such sworn allegations may be
12  based  upon  personal  knowledge  of the affiant or upon information and
13  belief, provided that in the latter event the  affiant  must  state  the
14  sources  of such information and the grounds of such belief. The defend-
15  ant may further submit documentary evidence or information supporting or
16  tending to support the allegations of the moving papers. The people  may
17  file with the court, and in such case must serve a copy thereof upon the
18  defendant  or his OR HER counsel, if any, an answer denying or admitting
19  any or all of the allegations of the  motion  papers,  and  may  further
20  submit documentary evidence or information refuting or tending to refute
21  such  allegations. After all papers of both parties have been filed, and

        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1  after all documentary evidence or information, if any, has been  submit-
2  ted,  the  court  must consider the same for the purpose of ascertaining
3  whether the motion is determinable without a hearing  to  resolve  ques-
4  tions of fact.
5    (B)  IN  CONJUNCTION  WITH  THE FILING OR CONSIDERATION OF A MOTION TO
6  VACATE A JUDGMENT PURSUANT TO  SECTION  440.10  OF  THIS  ARTICLE  BY  A
7  DEFENDANT  CONVICTED AFTER A TRIAL, IN CASES WHERE THE COURT HAS ORDERED
8  AN EVIDENTIARY HEARING UPON SUCH MOTION, THE COURT MAY  ORDER  THAT  THE
9  PEOPLE  PRODUCE OR MAKE AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION PROPERTY, AS DEFINED IN
10  SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION 240.10 OF THIS  PART,  IN  ITS  POSSESSION,
11  CUSTODY,  OR  CONTROL  THAT  WAS SECURED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTI-
12  GATION OR PROSECUTION OF THE DEFENDANT UPON CREDIBLE ALLEGATIONS BY  THE
13  DEFENDANT  AND  A  FINDING BY THE COURT THAT SUCH PROPERTY, IF OBTAINED,
14  WOULD BE PROBATIVE TO THE DETERMINATION OF DEFENDANT'S ACTUAL INNOCENCE,
15  AND THAT THE REQUEST IS REASONABLE. THE COURT SHALL DENY OR LIMIT SUCH A
16  REQUEST UPON A FINDING THAT SUCH A REQUEST, IF GRANTED,  WOULD  THREATEN
17  THE  INTEGRITY  OR  CHAIN OF CUSTODY OF PROPERTY OR THE INTEGRITY OF THE
18  PROCESSES OR FUNCTIONS OF A LABORATORY CONDUCTING DNA  TESTING,  POSE  A
19  RISK  OF  HARM, INTIMIDATION, EMBARRASSMENT, REPRISAL, OR OTHER SUBSTAN-
20  TIALLY NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES TO ANY PERSON, UNDERMINE THE  PROPER  FUNC-
21  TIONS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT INCLUDING THE CONFIDENTIALITY OF INFORMANTS, OR
22  ON  THE  BASIS OF ANY OTHER FACTOR IDENTIFIED BY THE COURT IN THE INTER-
23  ESTS OF JUSTICE OR PUBLIC SAFETY. THE COURT SHALL  FURTHER  ENSURE  THAT
24  ANY PROPERTY PRODUCED PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH IS SUBJECT TO A PROTEC-
25  TIVE  ORDER,  WHERE  APPROPRIATE.  THE COURT SHALL DENY ANY REQUEST MADE
26  PURSUANT TO THIS PARAGRAPH WHERE:
27    (I) (1) THE DEFENDANT'S MOTION PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  440.10  OF  THIS
28  ARTICLE  DOES NOT SEEK TO DEMONSTRATE HIS OR HER ACTUAL INNOCENCE OF THE
29  OFFENSE OR OFFENSES OF WHICH HE  OR  SHE  WAS  CONVICTED  THAT  ARE  THE
30  SUBJECT  OF  THE MOTION, OR (2) THE DEFENDANT HAS NOT PRESENTED CREDIBLE
31  ALLEGATIONS AND THE COURT HAS NOT FOUND THAT SUCH PROPERTY, IF OBTAINED,
32  WOULD BE PROBATIVE TO THE DETERMINATION OF THE DEFENDANT'S ACTUAL  INNO-
33  CENCE AND THAT THE REQUEST IS REASONABLE;
34    (II)  THE  DEFENDANT  HAS MADE HIS OR HER MOTION AFTER FIVE YEARS FROM
35  THE DATE OF THE JUDGMENT OF CONVICTION;  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT  THIS
36  LIMITATION  PERIOD SHALL BE TOLLED FOR FIVE YEARS IF THE DEFENDANT IS IN
37  CUSTODY IN CONNECTION WITH THE CONVICTION THAT IS THE SUBJECT OF HIS  OR
38  HER  MOTION,  AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT, NOTWITHSTANDING SUCH LIMITATION
39  PERIODS, THE COURT MAY CONSIDER THE MOTION IF THE DEFENDANT  HAS  SHOWN:
40  (A)  THAT  HE  OR SHE HAS BEEN PURSUING HIS OR HER RIGHTS DILIGENTLY AND
41  THAT SOME EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCE PREVENTED THE TIMELY FILING OF  THE
42  MOTION;  (B)  THAT  THE  FACTS  UPON WHICH THE MOTION IS PREDICATED WERE
43  UNKNOWN TO THE DEFENDANT OR HIS OR HER ATTORNEY AND COULD NOT HAVE  BEEN
44  ASCERTAINED  BY THE EXERCISE OF DUE DILIGENCE PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION OF
45  THE STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS; OR (C) CONSIDERING ALL CIRCUMSTANCES OF  THE
46  CASE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO EVIDENCE OF THE DEFENDANT'S GUILT, THE
47  IMPACT  OF GRANTING OR DENYING SUCH MOTION UPON PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN THE
48  CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, OR UPON THE SAFETY OR WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY,
49  AND THE DEFENDANT'S DILIGENCE IN SEEKING TO OBTAIN THE REQUESTED PROPER-
50  TY OR RELATED RELIEF, THE  INTERESTS  OF  JUSTICE  WOULD  BE  SERVED  BY
51  CONSIDERING THE MOTION;
52    (III) THE DEFENDANT IS CHALLENGING A JUDGMENT CONVICTING HIM OR HER OF
53  AN  OFFENSE  THAT  IS NOT A FELONY DEFINED IN SECTION 10.00 OF THE PENAL
54  LAW; OR

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1    (IV) UPON A FINDING BY THE COURT THAT THE PROPERTY REQUESTED  IN  THIS
2  MOTION WOULD BE AVAILABLE THROUGH OTHER MEANS THROUGH REASONABLE EFFORTS
3  BY THE DEFENDANT TO OBTAIN SUCH PROPERTY.
4    S  2. Subdivision 1-a of section 440.30 of the criminal procedure law,
5  as amended by chapter 138 of the laws of 2004, is  amended  to  read  as
6  follows:
7    1-a.  (a) (1) Where the defendant's motion requests the performance of
8  a forensic DNA test on specified evidence, and upon the court's determi-
9  nation that any evidence containing deoxyribonucleic  acid  ("DNA")  was
10  secured  in  connection  with  the  trial resulting in the judgment, the
11  court shall grant the application  for  forensic  DNA  testing  of  such
12  evidence upon its determination that if a DNA test had been conducted on
13  such evidence, and if the results had been admitted in the trial result-
14  ing  in  the  judgment,  there  exists a reasonable probability that the
15  verdict would have been more favorable to the defendant.
16    (2) WHERE THE DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR FORENSIC DNA TESTING OF SPECIFIED
17  EVIDENCE IS MADE FOLLOWING A PLEA OF GUILTY AND ENTRY OF JUDGMENT THERE-
18  ON CONVICTING HIM OR HER OF: (A) A HOMICIDE OFFENSE DEFINED  IN  ARTICLE
19  ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE OF THE PENAL LAW, ANY FELONY SEX OFFENSE DEFINED
20  IN ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY OF THE PENAL LAW, A VIOLENT FELONY OFFENSE
21  AS  DEFINED  IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION 70.02 OF THE
22  PENAL LAW, OR (B) ANY OTHER FELONY OFFENSE TO WHICH HE OR SHE PLED GUIL-
23  TY AFTER BEING CHARGED IN AN INDICTMENT OR INFORMATION IN SUPERIOR COURT
24  WITH ONE OR MORE OF THE OFFENSES LISTED IN CLAUSE (A) OF  THIS  SUBPARA-
25  GRAPH,  THEN  THE COURT SHALL GRANT SUCH A MOTION UPON ITS DETERMINATION
26  THAT EVIDENCE CONTAINING DNA WAS SECURED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTI-
27  GATION OR PROSECUTION OF THE DEFENDANT, AND  IF  A  DNA  TEST  HAD  BEEN
28  CONDUCTED ON SUCH EVIDENCE AND THE RESULTS HAD BEEN KNOWN TO THE PARTIES
29  PRIOR  TO  THE ENTRY OF THE DEFENDANT'S PLEA AND JUDGMENT THEREON, THERE
30  EXISTS A SUBSTANTIAL PROBABILITY THAT THE  EVIDENCE  WOULD  HAVE  ESTAB-
31  LISHED  THE DEFENDANT'S ACTUAL INNOCENCE OF THE OFFENSE OR OFFENSES THAT
32  ARE THE SUBJECT OF THE DEFENDANT'S MOTION; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT:
33    (I) THE COURT SHALL CONSIDER WHETHER THE DEFENDANT HAD THE OPPORTUNITY
34  TO REQUEST SUCH TESTING PRIOR TO ENTERING A GUILTY PLEA, AND,  WHERE  IT
35  FINDS  THAT  THE DEFENDANT HAD SUCH OPPORTUNITY AND UNJUSTIFIABLY FAILED
36  TO DO SO, THE COURT MAY DENY SUCH MOTION; AND
37    (II) A COURT SHALL DENY THE DEFENDANT'S MOTION FOR FORENSIC DNA  TEST-
38  ING  WHERE THE DEFENDANT HAS MADE HIS OR HER MOTION MORE THAN FIVE YEARS
39  AFTER ENTRY OF THE JUDGMENT OF CONVICTION; EXCEPT  THAT  THE  LIMITATION
40  PERIOD  MAY BE TOLLED IF THE DEFENDANT HAS SHOWN: (A) THAT HE OR SHE HAS
41  BEEN PURSUING HIS OR HER RIGHTS DILIGENTLY AND THAT  SOME  EXTRAORDINARY
42  CIRCUMSTANCE  PREVENTED THE TIMELY FILING OF THE MOTION FOR FORENSIC DNA
43  TESTING; (B) THAT THE FACTS UPON WHICH THE  MOTION  IS  PREDICATED  WERE
44  UNKNOWN  TO THE DEFENDANT OR HIS OR HER ATTORNEY AND COULD NOT HAVE BEEN
45  ASCERTAINED BY THE EXERCISE OF DUE DILIGENCE PRIOR TO THE EXPIRATION  OF
46  THIS STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS; OR (C) CONSIDERING ALL CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE
47  CASE INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO EVIDENCE OF THE DEFENDANT'S GUILT, THE
48  IMPACT  OF GRANTING OR DENYING SUCH MOTION UPON PUBLIC CONFIDENCE IN THE
49  CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM, OR UPON THE SAFETY OR WELFARE OF THE COMMUNITY,
50  AND THE DEFENDANT'S DILIGENCE IN SEEKING TO OBTAIN THE REQUESTED PROPER-
51  TY OR RELATED RELIEF, THE INTERESTS OF JUSTICE WOULD BE SERVED BY  TOLL-
52  ING SUCH LIMITATION PERIOD.

53    (b) In conjunction with the filing of a motion under this subdivision,
54  the  court  may direct the people to provide the defendant with informa-
55  tion in the possession of the people  concerning  the  current  physical
56  location  of  the  specified  evidence  and if the specified evidence no

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1  longer exists or the physical location  of  the  specified  evidence  is
2  unknown, a representation to that effect and information and documentary
3  evidence in the possession of the people concerning the last known phys-
4  ical  location  of such specified evidence. If there is a finding by the
5  court that the specified evidence  no  longer  exists  or  the  physical
6  location  of such specified evidence is unknown, such information in and
7  of itself shall not be a factor from which any inference unfavorable  to
8  the  people  may  be  drawn by the court in deciding a motion under this
9  section. The court, on motion of the defendant, may also issue a subpoe-
10  na duces tecum directing a public or  private  hospital,  laboratory  or
11  other entity to produce such specified evidence in its possession and/or
12  information  and  documentary  evidence in its possession concerning the
13  location and status of such specified evidence.
14    (C) IN RESPONSE TO A MOTION UNDER THIS PARAGRAPH, UPON NOTICE  TO  THE
15  PARTIES  AND  TO THE ENTITY REQUIRED TO PERFORM THE SEARCH THE COURT MAY
16  ORDER AN ENTITY THAT  HAS  ACCESS  TO  THE  COMBINED  DNA  INDEX  SYSTEM
17  ("CODIS") OR ITS SUCCESSOR SYSTEM TO COMPARE A DNA PROFILE OBTAINED FROM
18  PROBATIVE  BIOLOGICAL  MATERIAL GATHERED IN CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTI-
19  GATION OR PROSECUTION OF THE DEFENDANT AGAINST DNA DATABANKS BY KEYBOARD
20  SEARCHES, OR A SIMILAR METHOD THAT DOES NOT INVOLVE  UPLOADING,  UPON  A
21  COURT'S DETERMINATION THAT (1) SUCH PROFILE COMPLIES WITH FEDERAL BUREAU
22  OF  INVESTIGATION OR STATE REQUIREMENTS, WHICHEVER ARE APPLICABLE AND AS
23  SUCH REQUIREMENTS ARE APPLIED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES SEEKING SUCH A
24  COMPARISON, AND THAT  THE  DATA  MEET  STATE  DNA  INDEX  SYSTEM  AND/OR
25  NATIONAL  DNA  INDEX SYSTEM CRITERIA AS SUCH CRITERIA ARE APPLIED TO LAW
26  ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES SEEKING SUCH A COMPARISON AND (2) IF  SUCH  COMPAR-
27  ISON  HAD  BEEN  CONDUCTED,  AND IF THE RESULTS HAD BEEN ADMITTED IN THE
28  TRIAL RESULTING IN THE JUDGMENT, A REASONABLE  PROBABILITY  EXISTS  THAT
29  THE  VERDICT  WOULD  HAVE  BEEN MORE FAVORABLE TO THE DEFENDANT, OR IN A
30  CASE INVOLVING A PLEA OF GUILTY, IF THE RESULTS HAD  BEEN  AVAILABLE  TO
31  THE  DEFENDANT  PRIOR  TO THE PLEA, A REASONABLE PROBABILITY EXISTS THAT
32  THE CONVICTION WOULD NOT HAVE RESULTED. FOR PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SUBDIVI-
33  SION,  A  "KEYBOARD SEARCH" SHALL MEAN A SEARCH OF A DNA PROFILE AGAINST
34  THE DATABANK IN WHICH THE PROFILE THAT IS SEARCHED IS NOT UPLOADED TO OR
35  MAINTAINED IN THE DATABANK.

36    S 3. Subdivision 1 of section 240.40 of the criminal procedure law, as
37  amended by chapter 558 of the laws of 1982,  the  opening  paragraph  as
38  amended  by  chapter  317  of  the  laws  of 1983, is amended to read as
39  follows:
40    1. Upon motion of a defendant against  whom  an  indictment,  superior
41  court  information, prosecutor's information, information, or simplified
42  information charging a misdemeanor is pending, the court in  which  such
43  accusatory instrument is pending:
44    (a)  must  order  discovery  as  to  any material not disclosed upon a
45  demand pursuant to section 240.20, if it  finds  that  the  prosecutor's
46  refusal  to disclose such material is not justified; (b) must, unless it
47  is satisfied that the people have shown good cause  why  such  an  order
48  should  not  be issued, order discovery or any other order authorized by
49  subdivision one of section 240.70 as to any material not disclosed  upon
50  demand  pursuant  to  section  240.20 where the prosecutor has failed to
51  serve a timely written refusal pursuant to section 240.35; [and] (c) may
52  order discovery with respect to any other  property,  which  the  people
53  intend  to  introduce at the trial, upon a showing by the defendant that
54  discovery with respect to such property is material to  the  preparation
55  of his OR HER defense, and that the request is reasonable; AND (D) WHERE
56  PROPERTY  IN  THE PEOPLE'S POSSESSION, CUSTODY, OR CONTROL THAT CONSISTS

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    1  OF A DEOXYRIBONUCLEIC  ACID  ("DNA")  PROFILE  OBTAINED  FROM  PROBATIVE
2  BIOLOGICAL  MATERIAL  GATHERED  IN  CONNECTION WITH THE INVESTIGATION OR
3  PROSECUTION OF THE DEFENDANT AND THE  DEFENDANT  ESTABLISHES  THAT  SUCH
4  PROFILE  COMPLIES WITH FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION OR STATE REQUIRE-
5  MENTS, WHICHEVER ARE APPLICABLE AND AS SUCH REQUIREMENTS ARE APPLIED  TO
6  LAW  ENFORCEMENT  AGENCIES  SEEKING A KEYBOARD SEARCH OR SIMILAR COMPAR-
7  ISON, AND THAT THE DATA MEETS STATE DNA INDEX  SYSTEM  OR  NATIONAL  DNA
8  INDEX  SYSTEM  CRITERIA  AS SUCH CRITERIA ARE APPLIED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT
9  AGENCIES SEEKING SUCH A KEYBOARD SEARCH OR SIMILAR COMPARISON, THE COURT
10  MAY ORDER AN ENTITY THAT HAS ACCESS TO THE COMBINED DNA INDEX SYSTEM  OR
11  ITS  SUCCESSOR  SYSTEM TO COMPARE SUCH DNA PROFILE AGAINST DNA DATABANKS
12  BY KEYBOARD SEARCHES, OR A SIMILAR METHOD THAT DOES NOT INVOLVE  UPLOAD-
13  ING,  UPON NOTICE TO BOTH PARTIES AND THE ENTITY REQUIRED TO PERFORM THE
14  SEARCH, UPON A SHOWING BY THE DEFENDANT THAT SUCH A COMPARISON IS  MATE-
15  RIAL  TO  THE PRESENTATION OF HIS OR HER DEFENSE AND THAT THE REQUEST IS
16  REASONABLE. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS PARAGRAPH, A  "KEYBOARD  SEARCH"  SHALL
17  MEAN A SEARCH OF A DNA PROFILE AGAINST THE DATABANK IN WHICH THE PROFILE
18  THAT  IS SEARCHED IS NOT UPLOADED TO OR MAINTAINED IN THE DATABANK. Upon

19  granting the motion pursuant to paragraph (c) [hereof] OF THIS  SUBDIVI-
20  SION,  the  court  shall,  upon  motion of the people showing such to be
21  material to the preparation of  their  case  and  that  the  request  is
22  reasonable,  condition  its  order  of  discovery  by  further directing
23  discovery by the people of property, of the same kind  or  character  as
24  that  authorized  to  be  inspected  by  the  defendant, which he OR SHE
25  intends to introduce at the trial.
26    S 4. Subdivision 1 of section 440.10 of the criminal procedure law  is
27  amended by adding a new paragraph (g-1) to read as follows:
28    (G-1)  FORENSIC DNA TESTING OF EVIDENCE PERFORMED SINCE THE ENTRY OF A
29  JUDGMENT, (1) IN THE CASE OF A DEFENDANT CONVICTED AFTER A GUILTY  PLEA,
30  THE  COURT HAS DETERMINED THAT THE DEFENDANT HAS DEMONSTRATED A SUBSTAN-
31  TIAL PROBABILITY THAT THE DEFENDANT WAS ACTUALLY INNOCENT OF THE OFFENSE
32  OF WHICH HE OR SHE WAS CONVICTED, OR (2) IN  THE  CASE  OF  A  DEFENDANT
33  CONVICTED  AFTER  A  TRIAL, THE COURT HAS DETERMINED THAT THERE EXISTS A
34  REASONABLE PROBABILITY THAT THE VERDICT WOULD HAVE BEEN  MORE  FAVORABLE
35  TO THE DEFENDANT.

36    S  5. Subdivision 7 of section 995 of the executive law, as amended by
37  chapter 2 of the laws of 2006, paragraph (a) as  separately  amended  by
38  chapter  320 of the laws of 2006 and paragraph (f) as amended by chapter
39  405 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
40    7. "Designated offender" means a person convicted  of  [and  sentenced
41  for  any  one  or  more of the following provisions of the penal law (a)
42  sections 120.05, 120.10,  and  120.11,  relating  to  assault;  sections
43  125.15  through  125.27  relating  to homicide; sections 130.25, 130.30,
44  130.35, 130.40, 130.45, 130.50, 130.65, 130.67 and 130.70,  relating  to
45  sex  offenses;  sections  205.10, 205.15, 205.17 and 205.19, relating to
46  escape and other offenses, where the offender has been convicted  within
47  the  previous  five years of one of the other felonies specified in this
48  subdivision; or sections 255.25, 255.26 and 255.27, relating to  incest,
49  a  violent felony offense as defined in subdivision one of section 70.02
50  of the penal law, attempted murder in the first degree,  as  defined  in
51  section  110.00  and  section 125.27 of the penal law, kidnapping in the
52  first degree, as defined in section 135.25 of the penal  law,  arson  in
53  the  first  degree,  as  defined  in  section  150.20  of the penal law,
54  burglary in the third degree, as defined in section 140.20 of the  penal
55  law,  attempted  burglary  in  the  third  degree, as defined in section
56  110.00 and section 140.20 of the penal law, a felony defined in  article

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    1  four  hundred  ninety  of  the  penal  law  relating to terrorism or any
2  attempt to commit an offense defined in such article relating to terror-
3  ism which is a felony;  or  (b)  criminal  possession  of  a  controlled
4  substance in the first degree, as defined in section 220.21 of the penal
5  law; criminal possession of a controlled substance in the second degree,
6  as  defined  in  section  220.18  of  the  penal law; criminal sale of a
7  controlled substance, as defined in article 220 of  the  penal  law;  or
8  grand  larceny  in  the fourth degree, as defined in subdivision five of
9  section 155.30 of the penal  law;  or  (c)  any  misdemeanor  or  felony
10  defined  as  a sex offense or sexually violent offense pursuant to para-
11  graph (a), (b) or (c) of subdivision two or paragraph (a) of subdivision
12  three of section one hundred sixty-eight-a of the correction law; or (d)
13  any of the following felonies, or an attempt thereof where such  attempt
14  is a felony offense:
15    aggravated  assault  upon  a  person  less  than  eleven years old, as
16  defined in section 120.12 of  the  penal  law;  menacing  in  the  first
17  degree,  as  defined in section 120.13 of the penal law; reckless endan-
18  germent in the first degree, as defined in section 120.25 of  the  penal
19  law;  stalking in the second degree, as defined in section 120.55 of the
20  penal law; criminally negligent homicide, as defined in  section  125.10
21  of  the  penal  law;  vehicular  manslaughter  in  the second degree, as
22  defined in section 125.12 of the penal law;  vehicular  manslaughter  in
23  the  first  degree,  as  defined  in  section  125.13  of the penal law;
24  persistent sexual abuse, as defined in section 130.53 of the penal  law;
25  aggravated  sexual  abuse  in  the  fourth degree, as defined in section
26  130.65-a of the penal law; female  genital  mutilation,  as  defined  in
27  section  130.85  of  the  penal  law;  facilitating a sex offense with a
28  controlled substance, as defined in section 130.90  of  the  penal  law;
29  unlawful  imprisonment in the first degree, as defined in section 135.10
30  of the penal law; custodial interference in the first degree, as defined
31  in section 135.50 of the penal  law;  criminal  trespass  in  the  first
32  degree,  as defined in section 140.17 of the penal law; criminal tamper-
33  ing in the first degree, as defined in section 145.20 of the penal  law;
34  tampering  with  a  consumer  product in the first degree, as defined in
35  section 145.45 of the penal law; robbery in the third degree as  defined
36  in section 160.05 of the penal law; identity theft in the second degree,
37  as  defined  in  section  190.79 of the penal law; identity theft in the
38  first degree, as defined in section 190.80 of the penal  law;  promoting
39  prison  contraband  in the first degree, as defined in section 205.25 of
40  the penal law; tampering with a witness in the third degree, as  defined
41  in  section  215.11  of  the  penal law; tampering with a witness in the
42  second degree, as defined in section 215.12 of the penal law;  tampering
43  with  a witness in the first degree, as defined in section 215.13 of the
44  penal law; criminal contempt in the first degree, as defined in subdivi-
45  sions (b), (c) and (d) of section 215.51 of the  penal  law;  aggravated
46  criminal  contempt,  as defined in section 215.52 of the penal law; bail
47  jumping in the second degree, as defined in section 215.56 of the  penal
48  law;  bail  jumping in the first degree, as defined in section 215.57 of
49  the penal law; patronizing a prostitute in the second degree, as defined
50  in section 230.05 of the penal law;  patronizing  a  prostitute  in  the
51  first  degree,  as defined in section 230.06 of the penal law; promoting
52  prostitution in the second degree, as defined in section 230.30  of  the
53  penal  law;  promoting  prostitution  in the first degree, as defined in
54  section 230.32 of the penal law; compelling prostitution, as defined  in
55  section  230.33  of  the  penal law; disseminating indecent materials to
56  minors in the second degree, as defined in section 235.21 of  the  penal

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    1  law;  disseminating indecent materials to minors in the first degree, as
2  defined in section 235.22 of the penal law; riot in the first degree, as
3  defined in section 240.06 of the penal law; criminal anarchy, as defined
4  in section 240.15 of the penal law; aggravated harassment of an employee
5  by  an  inmate,  as defined in section 240.32 of the penal law; unlawful
6  surveillance in the second degree, as defined in section 250.45  of  the
7  penal  law;  unlawful  surveillance  in  the first degree, as defined in
8  section 250.50 of the penal law; endangering the welfare of a vulnerable
9  elderly person in the second degree, as defined in section 260.32 of the
10  penal law; endangering the welfare of a vulnerable elderly person in the
11  first degree, as defined in section 260.34 of the penal law;  use  of  a
12  child in a sexual performance, as defined in section 263.05 of the penal
13  law;  promoting  an obscene sexual performance by a child, as defined in
14  section 263.10 of the penal law; possessing an obscene  sexual  perform-
15  ance  by a child, as defined in section 263.11 of the penal law; promot-
16  ing a sexual performance by a child, as defined in section 263.15 of the
17  penal law; possessing a sexual performance by a  child,  as  defined  in
18  section  263.16 of the penal law; criminal possession of a weapon in the
19  third degree, as defined in section 265.02 of the  penal  law;  criminal
20  sale  of  a firearm in the third degree, as defined in section 265.11 of
21  the penal law; criminal sale of a firearm to  a  minor,  as  defined  in
22  section  265.16  of  the  penal law; unlawful wearing of a body vest, as
23  defined in section 270.20 of the penal law; hate crimes  as  defined  in
24  section  485.05  of the penal law; and crime of terrorism, as defined in
25  section 490.25 of the penal law; or (e) a felony defined  in  the  penal
26  law  or an attempt thereof where such attempt is a felony; or (f) any of
27  the following misdemeanors: assault in the third degree  as  defined  in
28  section  120.00  of  the  penal law; attempted aggravated assault upon a
29  person less than eleven years old, as  defined  in  section  110.00  and
30  section 120.12 of the penal law; attempted menacing in the first degree,
31  as defined in section 110.00 and section 120.13 of the penal law; menac-
32  ing  in the second degree as defined in section 120.14 of the penal law;
33  menacing in the third degree as defined in section 120.15 of  the  penal
34  law;  reckless  endangerment  in the second degree as defined in section
35  120.20 of the penal law; stalking in the fourth  degree  as  defined  in
36  section 120.45 of the penal law; stalking in the third degree as defined
37  in  section  120.50  of  the penal law; attempted stalking in the second
38  degree, as defined in section 110.00 and section  120.55  of  the  penal
39  law;  criminal  obstruction of breathing or blood circulation as defined
40  in section 121.11 of the penal law;  forcible  touching  as  defined  in
41  section  130.52  of  the  penal law regardless of the age of the victim;
42  sexual abuse in the third degree as defined in  section  130.55  of  the
43  penal  law regardless of the age of the victim; unlawful imprisonment in
44  the second degree as defined in section 135.05 of the penal law  regard-
45  less  of  the  age of the victim; attempted unlawful imprisonment in the
46  first degree, as defined in section 110.00 and  section  135.10  of  the
47  penal  law regardless of the age of the victim; criminal trespass in the
48  second degree as defined in section 140.15 of the penal law;  possession
49  of  burglar's tools as defined in section 140.35 of the penal law; petit
50  larceny as defined in section 155.25 of the penal law;  endangering  the
51  welfare of a child as defined in section 260.10 of the penal law; endan-
52  gering  the  welfare  of an incompetent or physically disabled person as
53  defined in section 260.25 of the penal law] ANY FELONY  DEFINED  IN  ANY
54  CHAPTER OF THE LAWS OF THE STATE OR ANY MISDEMEANOR DEFINED IN THE PENAL
55  LAW  EXCEPT  THAT  WHERE THE PERSON IS CONVICTED UNDER SECTION 221.10 OF
56  THE PENAL LAW, ONLY A PERSON CONVICTED UNDER  SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF  SUCH

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1  SECTION, OR A PERSON CONVICTED UNDER SUBDIVISION ONE OF SUCH SECTION WHO
2  STANDS  PREVIOUSLY  CONVICTED OF ANY CRIME AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION SIX
3  OF SECTION 10.00 OF THE PENAL LAW.
4    S  6.  Subdivision 3 of section 995-c of the executive law, as amended
5  by chapter 576 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows:
6    3. (A) Any designated offender subsequent to conviction and sentencing
7  for a crime specified in subdivision seven of section nine hundred nine-
8  ty-five of this article, shall be required to provide a sample appropri-
9  ate for DNA testing to determine identification characteristics specific
10  to such person and to be included in a state  DNA  identification  index
11  pursuant to this article.
12    (B)  (I)  IN  THE  CASE OF A DESIGNATED OFFENDER WHO IS SENTENCED TO A
13  TERM OF IMPRISONMENT, SUCH SAMPLE SHALL BE COLLECTED BY THE PUBLIC SERV-
14  ANT TO WHOSE CUSTODY THE DESIGNATED OFFENDER HAS BEEN COMMITTED.
15    (II) IN THE CASE OF A DESIGNATED OFFENDER WHO IS SENTENCED TO  A  TERM
16  OF  PROBATION,  INCLUDING A SENTENCE OF PROBATION IMPOSED IN CONJUNCTION
17  WITH A SENTENCE OF IMPRISONMENT WHEN  A  SAMPLE  HAS  NOT  ALREADY  BEEN
18  TAKEN, SUCH SAMPLE SHALL BE COLLECTED BY THE PROBATION DEPARTMENT SUPER-
19  VISING THE DESIGNATED OFFENDER.
20    (III)  IN  THE  CASE  OF A DESIGNATED OFFENDER WHOSE SENTENCE DOES NOT
21  INCLUDE EITHER A TERM OF IMPRISONMENT OR A TERM OF PROBATION, OUTSIDE OF
22  THE CITY OF NEW YORK, THE COURT SHALL ORDER THAT THE DESIGNATED OFFENDER
23  REPORT TO AN OFFICE OF THE SHERIFF OF THAT COUNTY, AND WHEN  THE  DESIG-
24  NATED  OFFENDER DOES SO, SUCH SAMPLE SHALL BE COLLECTED BY THE SHERIFF'S
25  OFFICE OR A COURT OFFICER. WITHIN THE CITY OF NEW YORK, THE COURT  SHALL
26  ORDER THAT THE SAMPLE BE COLLECTED BY A COURT OFFICER.
27    (IV)  NOTHING IN THIS PARAGRAPH SHALL PROHIBIT THE COLLECTION OF A DNA
28  SAMPLE FROM A DESIGNATED OFFENDER BY ANY COURT OFFICIAL, STATE OR  LOCAL
29  CORRECTION  OFFICIAL  OR  EMPLOYEE,  PROBATION  OFFICER, PAROLE OFFICER,
30  POLICE OFFICER, PEACE OFFICER, OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL, OR DESIG-
31  NATED PERSONNEL OF THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL  JUSTICE  SERVICES  WHO  HAS
32  BEEN  NOTIFIED  BY  THE  DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES THAT SUCH
33  DESIGNATED OFFENDER HAS NOT PROVIDED A DNA SAMPLE. UPON NOTIFICATION  BY
34  THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES THAT A DESIGNATED OFFENDER HAS
35  NOT  PROVIDED  A  DNA  SAMPLE,  SUCH  COURT  OFFICIAL,  STATE  OR  LOCAL
36  CORRECTION OFFICIAL OR  EMPLOYEE,  PROBATION  OFFICER,  PAROLE  OFFICER,
37  POLICE  OFFICER,  PEACE  OFFICER  OR  OTHER LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIAL, OR
38  DESIGNATED PERSONNEL OF THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES  SHALL
39  COLLECT THE DNA SAMPLE.

40    S  7.  Nothing  in  this act shall be construed to create or impose an
41  affirmative obligation upon laboratories, police  departments,  district
42  attorneys,  or any other law enforcement agencies or personnel to retain
43  or preserve property that may contain DNA if  such  obligation  did  not
44  exist  prior  to the effective date of this act, provided, however, that
45  nothing in this act shall be construed to  affect  or  remove  any  such
46  obligation if it did exist prior to the effective date of this act.
47    S  8.  The  actual  costs  incurred  in connection with DNA testing or
48  keyboard searches performed  pursuant  to  subdivision  1-a  of  section
49  440.30  of  the  criminal  procedure law shall be borne by the defendant
50  requesting such testing or searches, provided, however that  the  court,
51  taking  into account the defendant's financial resources, as well as any
52  of the defendant's financial obligations,  shall  make  a  determination
53  whether or not the payment of such cost would impose a hardship upon the
54  defendant, and in such case, the state shall bear such costs.
55    S  9.  This  act shall take effect October 1, 2012; provided, however,
56  that the amendments to subdivision 7 of section 995 of the executive law

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    1  made by section five of this act shall apply to conviction of designated
2  offenses, and subparagraph two of paragraph (a) of  subdivision  1-a  of
3  section  440.30 of the criminal procedure law as added by section two of
4  this  act  shall apply to a guilty plea entered, on or after such effec-
5  tive date.

This was amended by Chapter 55 of the Laws of 2012 making the effective date August 1, 2012.