Assembly Bill A5040

Signed By Governor
2023-2024 Legislative Session

Enacts the "hope card act"

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Current Bill Status Via S5935 - Signed by Governor

  • 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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2023-A5040 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5935
Law Section:
Judiciary Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 22-B §858, Judy L

2023-A5040 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "hope card act" directing the office of court administration to develop a program to issue hope cards containing the information regarding and content of a final order of protection to requesting petitioners who have received final orders of protection at no cost to such petitioner.

2023-A5040 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5040
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 27, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. CLARK -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation  to  enacting  the  "hope
   card act"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "hope card act".
   § 2. The judiciary law is amended by adding a new article 22-B to read
 as follows:
                                ARTICLE 22-B
                               HOPE CARD ACT
 SECTION 858. HOPE CARDS.
   §  858. HOPE CARDS. 1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "HOPE CARD" SHALL MEAN
 A LAMINATED AND WALLET-SIZED CARD THAT  CONTAINS  INFORMATION  ABOUT  AN
 ORDER OF PROTECTION.
   2. THE OFFICE OF COURT ADMINISTRATION SHALL DEVELOP A PROGRAM TO ISSUE
 A  HOPE  CARD  TO  A  PETITIONER  THAT HAS BEEN GRANTED A FINAL ORDER OF
 PROTECTION. THE PROGRAM SHALL  ALLOW  FOR  PETITIONERS  THE  ABILITY  TO
 REQUEST  A  HOPE  CARD  AT THE TIME A FINAL ORDER OF PROTECTION HAS BEEN
 ISSUED WHILE IN COURT, AND THE ABILITY TO APPLY AT A LATER DATE.
   3. A HOPE CARD SHALL BE PROVIDED AT NO COST TO A REQUESTING  PETITION-
 ER;  AND  SHALL CONTAIN INFORMATION ABOUT THE RESPONDENT, AS WELL AS ANY
 INFORMATION REGARDING ANY OTHER INDIVIDUALS OR COMPANION ANIMALS COVERED
 UNDER SUCH ORDER OF PROTECTION, IN  ADDITION  TO  THE  PETITIONER.  HOPE
 CARDS  SHALL  HAVE THE SAME EFFECT OF A PAPER ORDER OF PROTECTION ISSUED
 BY THE COURTS, AND HAVE THE SAME VALIDITY CONTAINED THEREIN.  NO  LIMITS
 SHALL BE IMPOSED ON THE NUMBER OF HOPE CARDS A PETITIONER MAY REQUEST.
   4.  APPLICATIONS  FOR HOPE CARDS SHALL BE MADE ACCESSIBLE IN AN ONLINE
 PORTAL DEVELOPED AND MAINTAINED BY THE OFFICE OF  COURT  ADMINISTRATION,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD08437-01-3
 A. 5040                             2

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