Senate Bill S6273

2021-2022 Legislative Session

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

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee

  • 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-S6273 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8121
Current Committee:
Senate 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: S2549, A3369

2021-S6273 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2021-S6273 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6273 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6273
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 20, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HELMING -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee 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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