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Administrative History
Chapter 346 of the Laws of 1961 established the commission with the purpose of revising and simplifying the Penal Law and Code of Criminal Procedure.
The Commission's main purpose was to replace the Penal Law of 1909 which was very similar to the Penal Code of 1881. This law contained many archaic and dated provisions that were still in force at the time of the Commission's creation. The Commission also aimed to revise the Code of Criminal Procedure which was similar to the Penal Law in that it contained many nineteenth century provisions.
A study bill for the new Penal Law was drafted and submitted to the Legislature in 1964 and signed into law as Chapter 1030 of the Laws of 1965. In 1967 the Commission completed a draft of the Code of Procedure and submitted it to the Legislature the following year. This new code was eventually enacted in 1970 (Chapters 996 and 997) and became effective September 1, 1971.
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