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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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8196
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
May 20, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. HOYLMAN-SIGAL -- (at request of the Unified Court
System) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be
committed to the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, to expand judicial eligibil-
ity for presiding over designated youth parts
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 722.10 of the criminal procedure
law, as added by section 1-a of part WWW of chapter 59 of the laws of
2017, is amended to read as follows:
1. The chief administrator of the courts is hereby directed to estab-
lish, in a superior court in each county of the state, a part of the
court to be known as the youth part of the superior court for the county
in which such court presides. Judges presiding in the youth part shall
be (I) family court judges, as described in article six, section one of
the constitution, OR (II) JUDGES OF A SUPERIOR COURT WHO HAVE BEEN
DETERMINED BY THE CHIEF ADMINISTRATOR OF THE COURTS TO BE QUALIFIED TO
PRESIDE BECAUSE OF PRIOR TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE, INCLUDING BUT NOT
LIMITED TO IN JUVENILE DELINQUENCY PROCEEDINGS IN FAMILY COURT OR
ADOLESCENT OR JUVENILE OFFENDER PROCEEDINGS IN A SUPERIOR COURT. To aid
in their work, such judges shall receive training in specialized areas,
including, but not limited to, juvenile justice, adolescent development,
custody and care of youths and effective treatment methods for reducing
unlawful conduct by youths, and shall be authorized to make appropriate
determinations within the power of such superior court with respect to
the cases of youths assigned to such part. The youth part shall have
exclusive jurisdiction in all proceedings in relation to juvenile offen-
ders and adolescent offenders, except as provided in this article or
article seven hundred twenty-five of this chapter.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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