Bill > A1931

Introduced Session

This bill authorizes the Administrative Office of the Courts to develop and operate an automated system containing outstanding arrest warrant information that is accessible to the public through the official judiciary website. The automated system is required to allow a person to input certain identifying information, to be determined by the Supreme Court, in order to make an inquiry as to whether he or she has an outstanding warrant for arrest. If the person's inquiry reveals that he or she has an outstanding arrest warrant, the system is required to provide additional information regarding the pending charge, the law enforcement authority with jurisdiction over the outstanding arrest warrant, and any fines, court appearances, or other method by which the person making the inquiry is able to effectuate the recall of the outstanding warrant. In many instances, people are unaware that they have an arrest warrant issued under their name until they are actually placed under arrest by a law enforcement officer. The purpose of this bill is to allow a person who may be unsure if a warrant has been issued for his or her arrest to be notified online, and to take any action necessary to have the warrant recalled.

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Craig Coughlin (D)*, 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee (on 01/27/2016)