How A7880 changes current law

Compared against the New York Consolidated Laws as published AI-generated reading aid — verify against the official bill.

This bill amends 1 section(s) of the New York Consolidated Laws: Section 16 of the correction law.

• Section 16 of the correction law

  3. The reasonable expense of an independent autopsy requested by the next of kin of an incarcerated individual whose death occurred in the custody of the department shall, to the extent not otherwise reimbursed by the state, be a state charge. Reimbursement of such expense shall be made on vouchers submitted annually and certified by the chief fiscal officer of the county or city as the case may be on the audit and warrant of the comptroller. The next of kin of an incarcerated individ- ual whose death occurred in the custody of the department may request and shall be granted such independent autopsy after the receipt of a death certificate pursuant to subdivision two of this section. italics

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