Assembly Bill A9561

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to adding primary residence location as a factor in determining to fix bail

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A9561 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §510.30, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A2572
2023-2024: A3379

2019-A9561 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Adds the location of a principal's primary residence as a factor the court shall consider in determining whether to fix bail.

2019-A9561 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9561
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 24, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law,  in  relation  to  directing
   courts  to  consider  a  principal's  primary  residence  location  in
   relation to the location of the court they are required to  return  to
   for a future appearance as a factor in determining whether to fix bail

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 510.30 of the  criminal  procedure
 law,  as  amended  by section 5 of part JJJ of chapter 59 of the laws of
 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   1. With respect to any principal,  the  court  in  all  cases,  unless
 otherwise  provided  by  law, must impose the least restrictive kind and
 degree of control or restriction that is necessary to secure the princi-
 pal's return to court when required. In  determining  that  matter,  the
 court  must,  on  the  basis of available information, consider and take
 into account information about the principal that  is  relevant  to  the
 principal's return to court, including:
   (a) The principal's activities and history;
   (b) If the principal is a defendant, the charges facing the principal;
   (c) The principal's criminal conviction record if any;
   (d)  The  principal's  record  of  previous adjudication as a juvenile
 delinquent, as retained pursuant to section 354.2 of  the  family  court
 act,  or,  of  pending cases where fingerprints are retained pursuant to
 section 306.1 of such act, or a youthful offender, if any;
   (e) The principal's previous record with respect to  flight  to  avoid
 criminal prosecution;
   (f)  If monetary bail is authorized, according to the restrictions set
 forth in this title, the principal's individual financial circumstances,
 and, in cases where bail is authorized, the principal's ability to  post
 bail  without  posing  undue  hardship, as well as his or her ability to
 obtain a secured, unsecured, or partially secured bond;
   (g) Where the principal is charged with a crime or  crimes  against  a
 member  or  members  of  the  same  family  or household as that term is
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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