Ensures privacy protections for all emergency personnel present at a crime scene including ambulance services or advanced life support first response services, certified first responders, firefighters, emergency medical technicians or advanced emergency medical technicians, who are employed by or enrolled members of any such service.
Establishes the bystander protection act which increases the punishment for an offense when a member of the public is harmed, but the intended target is a public official.
Provides for payment by the state of certain traveling costs and fees associated with the psychiatric examination of defendants to determine mental fitness.
Designates as peace officers certain employees of the Monroe county sheriff's office serving as court security deputies at Monroe county court facilities.
Provides that in grand jury proceedings when following submission to a grand jury of a criminal charge or charges, the grand jury dismisses all charges presented or directs the district attorney to dismiss all charges or directs the DA to file in a local criminal court an application for disclosure of certain materials; authorizes the court to limit disclosure of certain items where there is a reasonable likelihood that such disclosure may lead to the identity of a witness who is not a public servant or expert witness; makes related provisions.