Bill > A05752

This bill amends the Criminal Procedure Law to expand the criteria for conferring youthful offender status upon conviction of an eligible youth for a misdemeanor. Specifically, the bill removes the requirement that the conviction must be in a local criminal court, and instead states that the court must find the eligible youth is a youthful offender if the conviction is for a misdemeanor and the youth had not previously been convicted of a crime or found to be a youthful offender. This change allows more eligible youths to have their criminal records sealed and avoid the consequences of a criminal conviction.

Housing and Urban Affairs

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2021/A5752