Bill > A07018

This bill amends the New York criminal procedure law to allow police officer statements to be used as evidence during grand jury proceedings specifically for sex trafficking cases. Currently, hearsay statements are generally not admissible as evidence, but this bill creates an exception for sex trafficking offenses as defined under penal law sections 230.34 and 230.34-a. The bill permits both written and oral statements made by police officers to be received as evidence of the facts they describe in grand jury proceedings related to sex trafficking. This means that a police officer's account of an investigation or observations can be directly presented to the grand jury as substantive evidence, potentially making it easier to establish probable cause and move forward with sex trafficking prosecutions. The bill will go into effect 30 days after it becomes law, providing a new evidentiary tool for prosecutors handling sex trafficking cases.

Housing and Urban Affairs

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A7018