New York S00332 amends the criminal procedure law to allow courts to designate eligible youth convicted of misdemeanors as youthful offenders.

New York S00332 amends the criminal procedure law to allow courts to designate eligible youth convicted of misdemeanors as youthful offenders. This bill modifies the criteria for determining youthful offender status, focusing on whether the interest of justice would be served by avoiding a criminal record and limiting imprisonment to no more than four years. The court must order a pre-sentence investigation and consider the report before making the determination. This change applies to criminal convictions of eligible youths entered into on and after the effective date of the act.

New York S00332 amends the criminal procedure law to allow courts to designate eligible youth convicted of misdemeanors as youthful offenders.

New York S00332 amends the criminal procedure law to allow courts to designate eligible youth convicted of misdemeanors as youthful offenders. This bill modifies the criteria for determining youthful offender status, focusing on whether the interest of justice would be served by avoiding a criminal record and limiting imprisonment to no more than four years. The court must order a pre-sentence investigation and consider the report before making the determination. This change applies to criminal convictions of eligible youths entered into on and after the effective date of the act.