Bill Text: NY A04246 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Expands qualifying offenses eligible for pretrial detention and bail.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - referred to codes [A04246 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A04246-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          4246

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    February 13, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by M. of A. STERN -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Codes

        AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in  relation  to  qualifying
          offenses for pre-trial detention and bail

          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 510.10 of the  criminal  procedure
     2  law,  as  amended  by  section 2 of part UU of chapter 56 of the laws of
     3  2020, paragraphs (s) and (t) as amended and paragraph (u)  as  added  by
     4  section  2 of subpart B of part UU of chapter 56 of the laws of 2022, is
     5  amended to read as follows:
     6    4. Where the principal stands charged with a qualifying  offense,  the
     7  court, unless otherwise prohibited by law, may in its discretion release
     8  the principal pending trial on the principal's own recognizance or under
     9  non-monetary  conditions,  fix  bail, or, where the defendant is charged
    10  with a qualifying offense which is a felony, the court  may  commit  the
    11  principal to the custody of the sheriff. A principal stands charged with
    12  a qualifying offense for the purposes of this subdivision when he or she
    13  stands charged with:
    14    (a) a felony enumerated in section 70.02 of the penal law[, other than
    15  robbery  in  the  second degree as defined in subdivision one of section
    16  160.10 of the penal law, provided, however, that burglary in the  second
    17  degree  as defined in subdivision two of section 140.25 of the penal law
    18  shall be a qualifying offense only where the defendant is  charged  with
    19  entering the living area of the dwelling];
    20    (b) a crime involving witness intimidation under section 215.15 of the
    21  penal law;
    22    (c)  a  crime involving witness tampering under section 215.11, 215.12
    23  or 215.13 of the penal law;
    24    (d) a class A felony defined in the penal law, provided that for class
    25  A felonies under article two hundred  twenty  of  the  penal  law,  only

         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD02594-01-3

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     1  [class  A-I  felonies]  offenses  defined  in  sections  220.18, 220.21,
     2  220.41, 220.43, 220.44 and 220.77 of such law shall  be  [a]  qualifying
     3  [offense] offenses;
     4    (e) a sex trafficking offense defined in section 230.34 or 230.34-a of
     5  the  penal  law, or a felony sex offense defined in section 70.80 of the
     6  penal law, [or a crime involving] incest in the third degree as  defined
     7  in  section  255.25[,  255.26 or 255.27] of such law, [or] a misdemeanor
     8  defined in article one hundred thirty of such law,  promoting  prostitu-
     9  tion  in the first degree as defined in section 230.32 of the penal law,
    10  or compelling prostitution as defined in section  230.33  of  the  penal
    11  law;
    12    (f)  conspiracy  in  the second degree as defined in section 105.15 of
    13  the penal law, where the underlying allegation of such  charge  is  that
    14  the  defendant  conspired  to commit a class A felony defined in article
    15  one hundred twenty-five of the penal law, criminal solicitation  in  the
    16  first  degree  as defined in section 100.13 of the penal law or criminal
    17  facilitation in the first degree as defined in  section  115.08  of  the
    18  penal law;
    19    (g)  money  laundering  in support of terrorism in the first degree as
    20  defined in section 470.24 of the penal law; money laundering in  support
    21  of  terrorism  in  the second degree as defined in section 470.23 of the
    22  penal law; money laundering in support of terrorism in the third  degree
    23  as  defined  in  section  470.22  of  the penal law; money laundering in
    24  support of terrorism in the fourth degree as defined in  section  470.21
    25  of  the  penal law; or a felony crime of terrorism as defined in article
    26  four hundred ninety of the penal law, other than the  crime  defined  in
    27  section 490.20 of such law;
    28    (h)  criminal  contempt in the second degree as defined in subdivision
    29  three of section 215.50 of the penal law, criminal contempt in the first
    30  degree as defined in subdivision (b), (c) or (d) of  section  215.51  of
    31  the  penal  law  or  aggravated  criminal contempt as defined in section
    32  215.52 of the penal law, and the underlying allegation of such charge of
    33  criminal contempt in the second degree, criminal contempt in  the  first
    34  degree  or aggravated criminal contempt is that the defendant violated a
    35  duly served order of protection where the protected party is a member of
    36  the defendant's same family or household as defined in  subdivision  one
    37  of section 530.11 of this title;
    38    (i)  prostitution in a school zone as defined in section 230.03 of the
    39  penal law, promoting prostitution in a school zone as defined in section
    40  230.19 of the penal law, facilitating a sexual performance  by  a  child
    41  with  a  controlled substance or alcohol as defined in section 263.30 of
    42  the penal law, use of a child in a  sexual  performance  as  defined  in
    43  section 263.05 of the penal law [or], patronizing a person for prostitu-
    44  tion  in  a  school  zone as defined in section 230.08 of the penal law,
    45  luring a child as defined in subdivision one of section  120.70  of  the
    46  penal law, promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child as defined
    47  in  section 263.10 of the penal law [or], promoting a sexual performance
    48  by a child as defined in section 263.15 of the penal law, possessing  an
    49  obscene  sexual  performance  by a child as defined in section 263.11 of
    50  the penal law, or possessing a sexual performance by a child as  defined
    51  in section 263.16 of the penal law;
    52    (j)  any  crime that is alleged to have caused the death of or serious
    53  physical injury to another person;
    54    (k) criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation as  defined
    55  in  section  121.11 of the penal law, strangulation in the second degree
    56  as defined in section 121.12 of the penal law or  unlawful  imprisonment

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     1  in  the  first degree as defined in section 135.10 of the penal law, and
     2  is alleged to have committed the offense against a member of the defend-
     3  ant's same family or household as defined in subdivision one of  section
     4  530.11 of this title;
     5    (l) aggravated vehicular assault as defined in section 120.04-a of the
     6  penal law or vehicular assault in the first degree as defined in section
     7  120.04 of the penal law;
     8    (m)  assault  in  the third degree as defined in section 120.00 of the
     9  penal law or arson in the third degree as defined in section  150.10  of
    10  the penal law[, when such crime is charged as a hate crime as defined in
    11  section 485.05 of the penal law];
    12    (n)  aggravated  assault  upon  a person less than eleven years old as
    13  defined in section 120.12 of the penal law or criminal possession  of  a
    14  weapon  on  school  grounds  as defined in section 265.01-a of the penal
    15  law;
    16    (o) grand larceny in the first degree as defined in section 155.42  of
    17  the penal law, enterprise corruption as defined in section 460.20 of the
    18  penal law, or money laundering in the first degree as defined in section
    19  470.20 of the penal law;
    20    (p)  failure  to  register  as  a sex offender pursuant to section one
    21  hundred sixty-eight-t of the correction law or endangering  the  welfare
    22  of  a child as defined in subdivision one of section 260.10 of the penal
    23  law, where the defendant is  required  to  maintain  registration  under
    24  article  six-C of the correction law and designated a level three offen-
    25  der pursuant to subdivision six of section one hundred sixty-eight-l  of
    26  the correction law;
    27    (q)  a  crime  involving  bail jumping under section 215.55, 215.56 or
    28  215.57 of the penal law, or a  crime  involving  escaping  from  custody
    29  under section 205.05, 205.10 or 205.15 of the penal law;
    30    (r)  any  felony  offense  committed  by the principal while serving a
    31  sentence of probation or while released to post release supervision;
    32    (s) a felony, where the defendant qualifies  for  sentencing  on  such
    33  charge  as a persistent felony offender pursuant to section 70.10 of the
    34  penal law;
    35    (t) any felony or class A misdemeanor involving harm to  an  identifi-
    36  able  person  or  property,  or  any  charge of criminal possession of a
    37  firearm as defined in section 265.01-b of  the  penal  law,  where  such
    38  charge  arose from conduct occurring while the defendant was released on
    39  his or her own recognizance, released under conditions, or had yet to be
    40  arraigned after the issuance of a desk appearance ticket for a  separate
    41  felony  or  class A misdemeanor involving harm to an identifiable person
    42  or property, or any charge  of  criminal  possession  of  a  firearm  as
    43  defined  in  section  265.01-b of the penal law, provided, however, that
    44  the prosecutor must show reasonable cause to believe that the  defendant
    45  committed  the  instant crime and any underlying crime. For the purposes
    46  of this subparagraph, any of the underlying crimes need not be a  quali-
    47  fying  offense  as defined in this subdivision. For the purposes of this
    48  paragraph, "harm to an identifiable person or  property"  shall  include
    49  but  not  be  limited  to theft of or damage to property. However, based
    50  upon a review of the facts alleged in the accusatory instrument, if  the
    51  court determines that such theft is negligible and does not appear to be
    52  in  furtherance  of  other  criminal  activity,  the  principal shall be
    53  released on his or her own recognizance or under  appropriate  non-mone-
    54  tary conditions; [or]

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     1    (u)  criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree as defined in
     2  subdivision three of section 265.02 of the penal law or criminal sale of
     3  a firearm to a minor as defined in section 265.16 of the penal law[.];
     4    (v)  obstructing  governmental  administration in the second degree as
     5  defined in section 195.05 of the penal law, killing or injuring a police
     6  animal as defined in section 195.06 of the penal law, killing  a  police
     7  work  dog  or  police  work  horse as defined in section 195.06-a of the
     8  penal law, obstructing governmental administration in the  first  degree
     9  as defined in section 195.07, obstructing governmental administration by
    10  means  of  a  self-defense  spray  device  as defined in section 195.08,
    11  bribery in the first degree as defined in section 200.04  of  the  penal
    12  law, bribe receiving in the first degree as defined in section 200.12 of
    13  the  penal  law,  bribe  giving  for public office as defined in section
    14  200.45 of the penal law,  promoting  prison  contraband  in  the  second
    15  degree  as  defined in section 205.20 of the penal law, promoting prison
    16  contraband in the first degree as defined in section 205.25 of the penal
    17  law, resisting arrest as defined in section 205.30  of  the  penal  law,
    18  hindering  prosecution  in the first degree as defined in section 205.65
    19  of the penal law, tampering with a juror in the first degree as  defined
    20  in  section  215.25 of the penal law or tampering with physical evidence
    21  as defined in section 215.40 of the penal law;
    22    (w) public sensibilities and the right to privacy including aggravated
    23  harassment in the first degree as defined in section 240.31 of the penal
    24  law or directing a laser at an aircraft in the first degree  as  defined
    25  in section 240.77 of the penal law;
    26    (x) criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree as defined in
    27  section  265.01  of the penal law, criminal sale of a firearm to a minor
    28  as defined in section 265.16 of the  penal  law,  criminal  purchase  or
    29  disposal  of  a weapon as defined in section 265.17 of the penal law, or
    30  aggravated criminal possession of a weapon as defined in section  265.19
    31  of the penal law;
    32    (y)  aggravated cruelty to animals as defined in section three hundred
    33  fifty-three-a of the agriculture and markets law, overdriving, torturing
    34  and injuring animals; failure to provide proper sustenance as defined in
    35  section three hundred fifty-three of the agriculture and markets law, or
    36  animal fighting as defined in section three  hundred  fifty-one  of  the
    37  agriculture and markets law;
    38    (z) a hate crime as defined in section 485.05 of the penal law;
    39    (a-1) any of the following offenses where the defendant is required to
    40  maintain  registration  under  article  six-C  of the correction law and
    41  designated a level two or level three offender pursuant  to  subdivision
    42  six  of  section one hundred sixty-eight-l of the correction law: endan-
    43  gering the welfare of a child as defined in section 260.10 of the  penal
    44  law;  public  lewdness  as  defined  in section 245.00 of the penal law;
    45  exposure of a person as defined in section  245.01  of  the  penal  law;
    46  public  lewdness in the first degree as defined in section 245.03 of the
    47  penal law;
    48    (b-1) reckless assault of a child by a  child  day  care  provider  as
    49  defined  in  section  120.01  of  the  penal law, stalking in the fourth
    50  degree as defined in section 120.45 of the penal law,  stalking  in  the
    51  third  degree as defined in section 120.50 of the penal law, stalking in
    52  the second degree as defined in section 120.55 of the penal law,  crimi-
    53  nally  negligent homicide as defined in section 125.10 of the penal law,
    54  vehicular manslaughter in the second degree as defined in section 125.12
    55  of the penal law, vehicular manslaughter in the first degree as  defined
    56  in  section  125.13  of  the penal law, aggravated vehicular homicide as

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     1  defined in section 125.14 of the penal law, manslaughter in  the  second
     2  degree  as  defined  in section 125.15 of the penal law, coercion in the
     3  first degree as defined in section 135.65 of the penal law, burglary  in
     4  the third degree as defined in section 140.20 of the penal law, arson in
     5  the fourth degree as defined in section 150.05 of the penal law, robbery
     6  in  the  third  degree as defined in section 160.05 of the penal law, or
     7  criminal possession of a firearm as defined in section 265.01-b  of  the
     8  penal law;
     9    (c-1) an aggravated family offense as defined in section 240.75 of the
    10  penal law;
    11    (d-1) any felony or class A misdemeanor involving harm to an identifi-
    12  able  person or property, where such charge arose from conduct occurring
    13  while the defendant was engaging in a riot as  defined  in  article  two
    14  hundred forty of the penal law;
    15    (e-1)  use  of  a  child  to  commit a controlled substance offense as
    16  defined in section 220.28 of the  penal  law  and  criminal  sale  of  a
    17  controlled  substance  to  a  child  as defined in section 220.48 of the
    18  penal law; or
    19    (f-1) any crime in violation of article two hundred sixty-five of  the
    20  penal law involving the use of a machine-gun, firearm silencer, firearm,
    21  rifle,  shotgun,  disguised  gun  or  assault  weapon, as such terms are
    22  defined in section 265.00 of the penal law.
    23    § 2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 530.20 of the  criminal
    24  procedure  law,  as amended by section 3 of part UU of chapter 56 of the
    25  laws of 2020, subparagraphs (xix) and (xx) as amended  and  subparagraph
    26  (xxi) as added by section 4 of subpart C of part UU of chapter 56 of the
    27  laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
    28    (b)  Where the principal stands charged with a qualifying offense, the
    29  court, unless otherwise prohibited by law, may in its discretion release
    30  the principal pending trial on the principal's own recognizance or under
    31  non-monetary conditions, fix bail, or, where the  defendant  is  charged
    32  with  a  qualifying  offense which is a felony, the court may commit the
    33  principal to the custody of the sheriff. The  court  shall  explain  its
    34  choice of release, release with conditions, bail or remand on the record
    35  or in writing. A principal stands charged with a qualifying offense when
    36  he or she stands charged with:
    37    (i) a felony enumerated in section 70.02 of the penal law[, other than
    38  robbery  in  the  second degree as defined in subdivision one of section
    39  160.10 of the penal law, provided, however, that burglary in the  second
    40  degree  as defined in subdivision two of section 140.25 of the penal law
    41  shall be a qualifying offense only where the defendant is  charged  with
    42  entering the living area of the dwelling];
    43    (ii)  a  crime  involving witness intimidation under section 215.15 of
    44  the penal law;
    45    (iii) a crime involving witness tampering under section 215.11, 215.12
    46  or 215.13 of the penal law;
    47    (iv) a class A felony defined in the penal  law,  provided,  that  for
    48  class  A  felonies  under  article  two hundred twenty of such law, only
    49  [class A-I  felonies]  offenses  defined  in  sections  220.18,  220.21,
    50  220.41,  220.43,  220.44  and 220.77 of such law shall be [a] qualifying
    51  [offense] offenses;
    52    (v) a sex trafficking offense defined in section 230.34 or 230.34-a of
    53  the penal law, or a felony sex offense defined in section 70.80  of  the
    54  penal  law [or a crime involving], incest in the third degree as defined
    55  in section 255.25[, 255.26 or 255.27] of  such  law,  or  a  misdemeanor
    56  defined  in article one hundred thirty of such law; or promoting prosti-

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     1  tution in the first degree as defined in section  230.32  of  the  penal
     2  law,  compelling  prostitution as defined in section 230.33 of the penal
     3  law;
     4    (vi)  conspiracy  in the second degree as defined in section 105.15 of
     5  the penal law, where the underlying allegation of such  charge  is  that
     6  the  defendant  conspired  to commit a class A felony defined in article
     7  one hundred twenty-five of the penal law, criminal solicitation  in  the
     8  first  degree  as defined in section 100.13 of the penal law or criminal
     9  facilitation in the first degree as defined in  section  115.08  of  the
    10  penal law;
    11    (vii)  money laundering in support of terrorism in the first degree as
    12  defined in section 470.24 of the penal law; money laundering in  support
    13  of  terrorism  in  the second degree as defined in section 470.23 of the
    14  penal law; money laundering in support of terrorism in the third  degree
    15  as  defined  in  section  470.22  of  the penal law; money laundering in
    16  support of terrorism in the fourth degree as defined in  section  470.21
    17  of  the  penal law; or a felony crime of terrorism as defined in article
    18  four hundred ninety of the penal law, other than the  crime  defined  in
    19  section 490.20 of such law;
    20    (viii)  criminal  contempt in the second degree as defined in subdivi-
    21  sion three of section 215.50 of the penal law, criminal contempt in  the
    22  first degree as defined in subdivision (b), (c) or (d) of section 215.51
    23  of  the  penal law or aggravated criminal contempt as defined in section
    24  215.52 of the penal law, and the underlying allegation of such charge of
    25  criminal contempt in the second degree, criminal contempt in  the  first
    26  degree  or aggravated criminal contempt is that the defendant violated a
    27  duly served order of protection where the protected party is a member of
    28  the defendant's same family or household as defined in  subdivision  one
    29  of section 530.11 of this article;
    30    (ix) prostitution in a school zone as defined in section 230.03 of the
    31  penal law, promoting prostitution in a school zone as defined in section
    32  230.19  of  the  penal law, facilitating a sexual performance by a child
    33  with a controlled substance or alcohol as defined in section  263.30  of
    34  the  penal  law,  use  of  a child in a sexual performance as defined in
    35  section 263.05 of the penal law [or], patronizing a person for prostitu-
    36  tion in a school zone as defined in section 230.08  of  the  penal  law,
    37  luring  a  child  as defined in subdivision one of section 120.70 of the
    38  penal law, promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child as defined
    39  in section 263.10 of the penal law [or], promoting a sexual  performance
    40  by  a child as defined in section 263.15 of the penal law, possessing an
    41  obscene sexual performance by a child as defined in  section  263.11  of
    42  the  penal law, or possessing a sexual performance by a child as defined
    43  in section 263.16 of the penal law;
    44    (x) any crime that is alleged to have caused the death of  or  serious
    45  physical injury to another person;
    46    (xi) criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation as defined
    47  in  section  121.11 of the penal law, strangulation in the second degree
    48  as defined in section 121.12 of the penal law or  unlawful  imprisonment
    49  in  the  first degree as defined in section 135.10 of the penal law, and
    50  is alleged to have committed the offense against a member of the defend-
    51  ant's same family or household as defined in subdivision one of  section
    52  530.11 of this article;
    53    (xii)  aggravated  vehicular assault as defined in section 120.04-a of
    54  the penal law or vehicular assault in the first  degree  as  defined  in
    55  section 120.04 of the penal law;

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     1    (xiii) assault in the third degree as defined in section 120.00 of the
     2  penal  law  or arson in the third degree as defined in section 150.10 of
     3  the penal law[, when such crime is charged as a hate crime as defined in
     4  section 485.05 of the penal law];
     5    (xiv)  aggravated  assault upon a person less than eleven years old as
     6  defined in section 120.12 of the penal law or criminal possession  of  a
     7  weapon  on  school  grounds  as defined in section 265.01-a of the penal
     8  law;
     9    (xv) grand larceny in the first degree as defined in section 155.42 of
    10  the penal law, enterprise corruption as defined in section 460.20 of the
    11  penal law, or money laundering in the first degree as defined in section
    12  470.20 of the penal law;
    13    (xvi) failure to register as a sex offender pursuant  to  section  one
    14  hundred  sixty-eight-t  of the correction law or endangering the welfare
    15  of a child as defined in subdivision one of section 260.10 of the  penal
    16  law,  where  the  defendant  is  required to maintain registration under
    17  article six-C of the correction law and designated a level three  offen-
    18  der  pursuant to subdivision six of section one hundred sixty-eight-l of
    19  the correction law;
    20    (xvii) a crime involving bail jumping under section 215.55, 215.56  or
    21  215.57  of  the  penal  law,  or a crime involving escaping from custody
    22  under section 205.05, 205.10 or 205.15 of the penal law;
    23    (xviii) any felony offense committed by the principal while serving  a
    24  sentence of probation or while released to post release supervision;
    25    (xix)  a  felony, where the defendant qualifies for sentencing on such
    26  charge as a persistent felony offender pursuant to section 70.10 of  the
    27  penal law;
    28    (xx)  any felony or class A misdemeanor involving harm to an identifi-
    29  able person or property, or any  charge  of  criminal  possession  of  a
    30  firearm  as  defined  in  section  265.01-b  of the penal law where such
    31  charge arose from conduct occurring while the defendant was released  on
    32  his or her own recognizance, released under conditions, or had yet to be
    33  arraigned  after the issuance of a desk appearance ticket for a separate
    34  felony or class A misdemeanor involving harm to an  identifiable  person
    35  or property, provided, however, that the prosecutor must show reasonable
    36  cause  to believe that the defendant committed the instant crime and any
    37  underlying crime. For the purposes of  this  subparagraph,  any  of  the
    38  underlying  crimes  need  not be a qualifying offense as defined in this
    39  subdivision. For the purposes of this paragraph, "harm to  an  identifi-
    40  able person or property" shall include but not be limited to theft of or
    41  damage to property. However, based upon a review of the facts alleged in
    42  the  accusatory  instrument,  if the court determines that such theft is
    43  negligible and does not appear to be in furtherance  of  other  criminal
    44  activity, the principal shall be released on his or her own recognizance
    45  or under appropriate non-monetary conditions; [or]
    46    (xxi)  criminal  possession of a weapon in the third degree as defined
    47  in subdivision three of section 265.02 of the penal law or criminal sale
    48  of a firearm to a minor as  defined  in  section  265.16  of  the  penal
    49  law[.];
    50    (xxii) obstructing governmental administration in the second degree as
    51  defined in section 195.05 of the penal law, killing or injuring a police
    52  animal  as  defined in section 195.06 of the penal law, killing a police
    53  work dog or police work horse as defined  in  section  195.06-a  of  the
    54  penal  law,  obstructing governmental administration in the first degree
    55  as defined in section 195.07, obstructing governmental administration by
    56  means of a self-defense spray  device  as  defined  in  section  195.08,

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     1  bribery  in  the  first degree as defined in section 200.04 of the penal
     2  law, bribe receiving in the first degree as defined in section 200.12 of
     3  the penal law, bribe giving for public  office  as  defined  in  section
     4  200.45  of  the  penal  law,  promoting  prison contraband in the second
     5  degree as defined in section 205.20 of the penal law,  promoting  prison
     6  contraband in the first degree as defined in section 205.25 of the penal
     7  law,  resisting  arrest  as  defined in section 205.30 of the penal law,
     8  hindering prosecution in the first degree as defined in  section  205.65
     9  of  the penal law, tampering with a juror in the first degree as defined
    10  in section 215.25 of the penal law or tampering with  physical  evidence
    11  as defined in section 215.40 of the penal law;
    12    (xxiii) public sensibilities and the right to privacy including aggra-
    13  vated harassment in the first degree as defined in section 240.31 of the
    14  penal  law  or  directing  a laser at an aircraft in the first degree as
    15  defined in section 240.77 of the penal law;
    16    (xxiv) criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree as defined
    17  in section 265.01 of the penal law, criminal sale  of  a  firearm  to  a
    18  minor  as  defined in section 265.16 of the penal law, criminal purchase
    19  or disposal of a weapon as defined in section 265.17 of the  penal  law,
    20  or  aggravated  criminal  possession  of  a weapon as defined in section
    21  265.19 of the penal law;
    22    (xxv) aggravated cruelty  to  animals  as  defined  in  section  three
    23  hundred  fifty-three-a  of the agriculture and markets law, overdriving,
    24  torturing and injuring animals; failure to provide proper sustenance  as
    25  defined  in  section  three  hundred  fifty-three of the agriculture and
    26  markets law, or animal fighting as  defined  in  section  three  hundred
    27  fifty-one of the agriculture and markets law;
    28    (xxvi) a hate crime as defined in section 485.05 of the penal law;
    29    (xxvii)  any of the following offenses where the defendant is required
    30  to maintain registration under article six-C of the correction  law  and
    31  designated  a  level two or level three offender pursuant to subdivision
    32  six of section one hundred sixty-eight-l of the correction  law:  endan-
    33  gering  the welfare of a child as defined in section 260.10 of the penal
    34  law; public lewdness as defined in section  245.00  of  the  penal  law;
    35  exposure  of  a  person  as  defined in section 245.01 of the penal law;
    36  public lewdness in the first degree as defined in section 245.03 of  the
    37  penal law;
    38    (xxviii)  reckless  assault of a child by a child day care provider as
    39  defined in section 120.01 of the  penal  law,  stalking  in  the  fourth
    40  degree  as  defined  in section 120.45 of the penal law, stalking in the
    41  third degree as defined in section 120.50 of the penal law, stalking  in
    42  the  second degree as defined in section 120.55 of the penal law, crimi-
    43  nally negligent homicide as defined in section 125.10 of the penal  law,
    44  vehicular manslaughter in the second degree as defined in section 125.12
    45  of  the penal law, vehicular manslaughter in the first degree as defined
    46  in section 125.13 of the penal law,  aggravated  vehicular  homicide  as
    47  defined  in  section 125.14 of the penal law, manslaughter in the second
    48  degree as defined in section 125.15 of the penal law,  coercion  in  the
    49  first  degree as defined in section 135.65 of the penal law, burglary in
    50  the third degree as defined in section 140.20 of the penal law, arson in
    51  the fourth degree as defined in section 150.05 of the penal law, robbery
    52  in the third degree as defined in section 160.05 of the  penal  law,  or
    53  criminal  possession  of a firearm as defined in section 265.01-b of the
    54  penal law;
    55    (xxix) an aggravated family offense as defined in  section  240.75  of
    56  the penal law;

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     1    (xxx) any felony or class A misdemeanor involving harm to an identifi-
     2  able  person or property, where such charge arose from conduct occurring
     3  while the defendant was engaging in a riot as  defined  in  article  two
     4  hundred forty of the penal law;
     5    (xxxi)  use  of  a  child  to commit a controlled substance offense as
     6  defined in section 220.28 of the  penal  law  and  criminal  sale  of  a
     7  controlled  substance  to  a  child  as defined in section 220.48 of the
     8  penal law; or
     9    (xxxii) any crime in violation of article two  hundred  sixty-five  of
    10  the  penal  law  involving  the  use of a machine-gun, firearm silencer,
    11  firearm, rifle, shotgun, disguised gun or assault weapon, as such  terms
    12  are defined in section 265.00 of the penal law.
    13    § 3. Subdivision 4 of section 530.40 of the criminal procedure law, as
    14  added  by  section 4 of part UU of chapter 56 of the laws of 2020, para-
    15  graphs (s) and (t) as amended and paragraph (u) as added by section 4 of
    16  subpart B of part UU of chapter 56 of the laws of 2022,  is  amended  to
    17  read as follows:
    18    4.  Where  the principal stands charged with a qualifying offense, the
    19  court, unless otherwise prohibited by law, may in its discretion release
    20  the principal pending trial on the principal's own recognizance or under
    21  non-monetary conditions, fix bail, or, where the  defendant  is  charged
    22  with  a  qualifying  offense which is a felony, the court may commit the
    23  principal to the custody of the sheriff. The  court  shall  explain  its
    24  choice of release, release with conditions, bail or remand on the record
    25  or  in writing. A principal stands charged with a qualifying offense for
    26  the purposes of this subdivision when he or she stands charged with:
    27    (a) a felony enumerated in section 70.02 of the penal law[, other than
    28  robbery in the second degree as defined in subdivision  one  of  section
    29  160.10  of the penal law, provided, however, that burglary in the second
    30  degree as defined in subdivision two of section 140.25 of the penal  law
    31  shall  be  a qualifying offense only where the defendant is charged with
    32  entering the living area of the dwelling];
    33    (b) a crime involving witness intimidation under section 215.15 of the
    34  penal law;
    35    (c) a crime involving witness tampering under section  215.11,  215.12
    36  or 215.13 of the penal law;
    37    (d) a class A felony defined in the penal law, provided that for class
    38  A felonies under article two hundred twenty of such law, only [class A-I
    39  felonies]  offenses  defined in sections 220.18, 220.21, 220.41, 220.43,
    40  220.44 and  220.77  of  such  law  shall  be  [a]  qualifying  [offense]
    41  offenses;
    42    (e) a sex trafficking offense defined in section 230.34 or 230.34-a of
    43  the  penal  law, or a felony sex offense defined in section 70.80 of the
    44  penal law [or a crime involving], incest in the third degree as  defined
    45  in  section  255.25[,  255.26 or 255.27] of such law, [or] a misdemeanor
    46  defined in article one hundred thirty of such law; or promoting  prosti-
    47  tution  in  the  first  degree as defined in section 230.32 of the penal
    48  law,  or compelling prostitution as defined in  section  230.33  of  the
    49  penal law;
    50    (f)  conspiracy  in  the second degree as defined in section 105.15 of
    51  the penal law, where the underlying allegation of such  charge  is  that
    52  the  defendant  conspired  to commit a class A felony defined in article
    53  one hundred twenty-five of the penal law, criminal solicitation  in  the
    54  first  degree  as defined in section 100.13 of the penal law or criminal
    55  facilitation in the first degree as defined in  section  115.08  of  the
    56  penal law;

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     1    (g)  money  laundering  in support of terrorism in the first degree as
     2  defined in section 470.24 of the penal law; money laundering in  support
     3  of  terrorism  in  the second degree as defined in section 470.23 of the
     4  penal law; money laundering in support of terrorism in the third  degree
     5  as  defined  in  section  470.22  of  the penal law; money laundering in
     6  support of terrorism in the fourth degree as defined in  section  470.21
     7  of  the  penal law; or a felony crime of terrorism as defined in article
     8  four hundred ninety of the penal law, other than the  crime  defined  in
     9  section 490.20 of such law;
    10    (h)  criminal  contempt in the second degree as defined in subdivision
    11  three of section 215.50 of the penal law, criminal contempt in the first
    12  degree as defined in subdivision (b), (c) or (d) of  section  215.51  of
    13  the  penal  law  or  aggravated  criminal contempt as defined in section
    14  215.52 of the penal law, and the underlying allegation of such charge of
    15  criminal contempt in the second degree, criminal contempt in  the  first
    16  degree  or aggravated criminal contempt is that the defendant violated a
    17  duly served order of protection where the protected party is a member of
    18  the defendant's same family or household as defined in  subdivision  one
    19  of section 530.11 of this article;
    20    (i)  prostitution in a school zone as defined in section 230.03 of the
    21  penal law, promoting prostitution in a school zone as defined in section
    22  230.19 of the penal law, facilitating a sexual performance  by  a  child
    23  with  a  controlled substance or alcohol as defined in section 263.30 of
    24  the penal law, use of a child in a  sexual  performance  as  defined  in
    25  section 263.05 of the penal law [or], patronizing a person for prostitu-
    26  tion  in  a  school  zone as defined in section 230.08 of the penal law,
    27  luring a child as defined in subdivision one of section  120.70  of  the
    28  penal law, promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child as defined
    29  in  section 263.10 of the penal law or promoting a sexual performance by
    30  a child as defined in section 263.15 of the  penal  law,  possessing  an
    31  obscene  sexual  performance  by a child as defined in section 263.11 of
    32  the penal law,  or possessing a sexual performance by a child as defined
    33  in section 263.16 of the penal law;
    34    (j) any crime that is alleged to have caused  the  death  or  physical
    35  injury of another person;
    36    (k)  criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation as defined
    37  in section 121.11 of the penal law, strangulation in the  second  degree
    38  as  defined  in section 121.12 of the penal law or unlawful imprisonment
    39  in the first degree as defined in section 135.10 of the penal  law,  and
    40  is alleged to have committed the offense against a member of the defend-
    41  ant's  same family or household as defined in subdivision one of section
    42  530.11 of this article;
    43    (l) aggravated vehicular assault as defined in section 120.04-a of the
    44  penal law or vehicular assault in the first degree as defined in section
    45  120.04 of the penal law;
    46    (m) assault in the third degree as defined in section  120.00  of  the
    47  penal  law  or arson in the third degree as defined in section 150.10 of
    48  the penal law[, when such crime is charged as a hate crime as defined in
    49  section 485.05 of the penal law];
    50    (n) aggravated assault upon a person less than  eleven  years  old  as
    51  defined  in  section 120.12 of the penal law or criminal possession of a
    52  weapon on school grounds as defined in section  265.01-a  of  the  penal
    53  law;
    54    (o)  grand larceny in the first degree as defined in section 155.42 of
    55  the penal law, enterprise corruption as defined in section 460.20 of the

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     1  penal law, or money laundering in the first degree as defined in section
     2  470.20 of the penal law;
     3    (p)  failure  to  register  as  a sex offender pursuant to section one
     4  hundred sixty-eight-t of the correction law or endangering  the  welfare
     5  of  a child as defined in subdivision one of section 260.10 of the penal
     6  law, where the defendant is  required  to  maintain  registration  under
     7  article  six-C of the correction law and designated a level three offen-
     8  der pursuant to subdivision six of section one hundred sixty-eight-l  of
     9  the correction law;
    10    (q)  a  crime  involving  bail jumping under section 215.55, 215.56 or
    11  215.57 of the penal law, or a  crime  involving  escaping  from  custody
    12  under section 205.05, 205.10 or 205.15 of the penal law;
    13    (r)  any  felony  offense  committed  by the principal while serving a
    14  sentence of probation or while released to post release supervision;
    15    (s) a felony, where the defendant qualifies  for  sentencing  on  such
    16  charge  as a persistent felony offender pursuant to section 70.10 of the
    17  penal law;
    18    (t) any felony or class A misdemeanor involving harm to  an  identifi-
    19  able  person  or  property,  or  any  charge of criminal possession of a
    20  firearm as defined in section 265.01-b of  the  penal  law,  where  such
    21  charge  arose from conduct occurring while the defendant was released on
    22  his or her own recognizance, released under conditions, or had yet to be
    23  arraigned after the issuance of a desk appearance ticket for a  separate
    24  felony  or  class A misdemeanor involving harm to an identifiable person
    25  or property, or any charge  of  criminal  possession  of  a  firearm  as
    26  defined  in  section  265.01-b of the penal law, provided, however, that
    27  the prosecutor must show reasonable cause to believe that the  defendant
    28  committed  the  instant crime and any underlying crime. For the purposes
    29  of this subparagraph, any of the underlying crimes need not be a  quali-
    30  fying  offense  as defined in this subdivision. For the purposes of this
    31  paragraph, "harm to an identifiable person or  property"  shall  include
    32  but  not  be  limited  to theft of or damage to property. However, based
    33  upon a review of the facts alleged in the accusatory instrument, if  the
    34  court determines that such theft is negligible and does not appear to be
    35  in  furtherance  of  other  criminal  activity,  the  principal shall be
    36  released on his or her own recognizance or under  appropriate  non-mone-
    37  tary conditions; [or]
    38    (u)  criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree as defined in
    39  subdivision three of section 265.02 of the penal law or criminal sale of
    40  a firearm to a minor as defined in section 265.16 of the penal law[.];
    41    (v) obstructing governmental administration in the  second  degree  as
    42  defined in section 195.05 of the penal law, killing or injuring a police
    43  animal  as  defined in section 195.06 of the penal law, killing a police
    44  work dog or police work horse as defined  in  section  195.06-a  of  the
    45  penal  law,  obstructing governmental administration in the first degree
    46  as defined in section 195.07, obstructing governmental administration by
    47  means of a self-defense spray  device  as  defined  in  section  195.08,
    48  bribery  in  the  first degree as defined in section 200.04 of the penal
    49  law, bribe receiving in the first degree as defined in section 200.12 of
    50  the penal law, bribe giving for public  office  as  defined  in  section
    51  200.45  of  the  penal  law,  promoting  prison contraband in the second
    52  degree as defined in section 205.20 of the penal law,  promoting  prison
    53  contraband in the first degree as defined in section 205.25 of the penal
    54  law,  resisting  arrest  as  defined in section 205.30 of the penal law,
    55  hindering prosecution in the first degree as defined in  section  205.65
    56  of  the penal law, tampering with a juror in the first degree as defined

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     1  in section 215.25 of the penal law or tampering with  physical  evidence
     2  as defined in section 215.40 of the penal law;
     3    (w) public sensibilities and the right to privacy including aggravated
     4  harassment in the first degree as defined in section 240.31 of the penal
     5  law  or  directing a laser at an aircraft in the first degree as defined
     6  in section 240.77 of the penal law;
     7    (x) criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree as defined in
     8  section 265.01 of the penal law, criminal sale of a firearm to  a  minor
     9  as  defined  in  section  265.16  of the penal law, criminal purchase or
    10  disposal of a weapon as defined in section 265.17 of the penal  law,  or
    11  aggravated  criminal possession of a weapon as defined in section 265.19
    12  of the penal law;
    13    (y) aggravated cruelty to animals as defined in section three  hundred
    14  fifty-three-a of the agriculture and markets law, overdriving, torturing
    15  and injuring animals; failure to provide proper sustenance as defined in
    16  section three hundred fifty-three of the agriculture and markets law, or
    17  animal  fighting  as  defined  in section three hundred fifty-one of the
    18  agriculture and markets law;
    19    (z) a hate crime as defined in section 485.05 of the penal law;
    20    (a-1) any of the following offenses where the defendant is required to
    21  maintain registration under article six-C  of  the  correction  law  and
    22  designated  a  level two or level three offender pursuant to subdivision
    23  six of section one hundred sixty-eight-l of the correction law:   endan-
    24  gering  the welfare of a child as defined in section 260.10 of the penal
    25  law; public lewdness as defined in section  245.00  of  the  penal  law;
    26  exposure  of  a  person  as  defined in section 245.01 of the penal law;
    27  public lewdness in the first degree as defined in section 245.03 of  the
    28  penal law;
    29    (b-1)  reckless  assault  of  a  child by a child day care provider as
    30  defined in section 120.01 of the  penal  law,  stalking  in  the  fourth
    31  degree  as  defined  in section 120.45 of the penal law, stalking in the
    32  third degree as defined in section 120.50 of the penal law, stalking  in
    33  the  second degree as defined in section 120.55 of the penal law, crimi-
    34  nally negligent homicide as defined in section 125.10 of the penal  law,
    35  vehicular manslaughter in the second degree as defined in section 125.12
    36  of  the penal law, vehicular manslaughter in the first degree as defined
    37  in section 125.13 of the penal law,  aggravated  vehicular  homicide  as
    38  defined  in  section 125.14 of the penal law, manslaughter in the second
    39  degree as defined in section 125.15 of the penal law,  coercion  in  the
    40  first  degree as defined in section 135.65 of the penal law, burglary in
    41  the third degree as defined in section 140.20 of the penal law, arson in
    42  the fourth degree as defined in section 150.05 of the penal law, robbery
    43  in the third degree as defined in section 160.05 of the  penal  law,  or
    44  criminal  possession  of a firearm as defined in section 265.01-b of the
    45  penal law;
    46    (c-1) an aggravated family offense as defined in section 240.75 of the
    47  penal law;
    48    (d-1) any felony or class A misdemeanor involving harm to an identifi-
    49  able person or property, where such charge arose from conduct  occurring
    50  while  the  defendant  was  engaging in a riot as defined in article two
    51  hundred forty of the penal law;
    52    (e-1) use of a child to  commit  a  controlled  substance  offense  as
    53  defined  in  section  220.28  of  the  penal  law and criminal sale of a
    54  controlled substance to a child as defined  in  section  220.48  of  the
    55  penal law; or

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     1    (f-1)  any crime in violation of article two hundred sixty-five of the
     2  penal law involving the use of a machine-gun, firearm silencer, firearm,
     3  rifle, shotgun, disguised gun or  assault  weapon,  as  such  terms  are
     4  defined in section 265.00 of the penal law.
     5    § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
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