Assembly Bill A8121

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Provides that persons arrested for domestic violence forfeit bail when violating an order of protection

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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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2021-A8121 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6273
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Add §510.25, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S4891
2015-2016: S7360
2017-2018: S311
2019-2020: S69
2023-2024: A3369, S2549

2021-A8121 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2021-A8121 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8121
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               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:
 
   Section 1. The criminal procedure law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 510.25 to read as follows:
 §  510.25  FORFEITURE  OF  BAIL;  WHERE  PERSONS  ARRESTED  FOR DOMESTIC
            VIOLENCE VIOLATE EXISTING ORDERS OF PROTECTION.
   ANY INDIVIDUAL ARRESTED FOR AN OFFENSE RELATING TO DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE,
 AS  DEFINED  IN SECTION FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-NINE-A OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES
 LAW, WHO VIOLATES AN EXISTING ORDER OF PROTECTION ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE
 FOLLOWING PROVISIONS OF LAW: SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION 530.11, SUBPARA-
 GRAPH (I) OR (II) OF PARAGRAPH (O) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION 330.20,
 SECTION 530.12 OF THIS CHAPTER, ORDERS ISSUED PURSUANT TO  SECTIONS  TWO
 HUNDRED  FORTY  AND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO OF THE DOMESTIC RELATIONS LAW,
 ARTICLES FOUR, FIVE, SIX AND EIGHT OF THE FAMILY COURT ACT, AND AN ORDER
 OF PROTECTION ISSUED BY COURTS  OF  COMPETENT  JURISDICTION  IN  ANOTHER
 STATE,  TERRITORIAL  OR TRIBAL JURISDICTION, SHALL FORFEIT ANY BAIL SUCH
 INDIVIDUAL HAS POSTED.
   § 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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