Bill Text: NY A08121 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Provides that persons arrested for domestic violence forfeit bail when violating an order of protection.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-01-05 - referred to codes [A08121 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-A08121-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          8121

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                      June 11, 2021
                                       ___________

        Introduced by M. of A. GALLAHAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Codes

        AN  ACT  to  amend  the criminal procedure law, in relation to providing
          that persons arrested for domestic violence shall  forfeit  bail  when
          violating an order of protection

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

     1    Section 1. The criminal procedure law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
     2  section 510.25 to read as follows:
     3  §  510.25  Forfeiture  of  bail;  where  persons  arrested  for domestic
     4             violence violate existing orders of protection.
     5    Any individual arrested for an offense relating to domestic  violence,
     6  as  defined  in section four hundred fifty-nine-a of the social services
     7  law, who violates an existing order of protection issued pursuant to the
     8  following provisions of law: subdivision one of section 530.11, subpara-
     9  graph (i) or (ii) of paragraph (o) of subdivision one of section 330.20,
    10  section 530.12 of this chapter, orders issued pursuant to  sections  two
    11  hundred  forty  and two hundred fifty-two of the domestic relations law,
    12  articles four, five, six and eight of the family court act, and an order
    13  of protection issued by courts  of  competent  jurisdiction  in  another
    14  state,  territorial  or tribal jurisdiction, shall forfeit any bail such
    15  individual has posted.
    16    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10551-01-1
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