Bill > S1042

This bill aims to provide private party complainants with a statutory right to challenge a clerk-magistrate's denial of an application for the issuance of a criminal complaint. Specifically, it requires the clerk to enter the specific reason for denying such an application, and gives the private party the opportunity to be heard by the court regarding the denial. The justice or magistrate who denied the initial application would be disqualified from presiding over the hearing, and the court would have the authority to grant the application for the issuance of a complaint upon hearing and considering the evidence provided by the private party.