Assembly Bill A6556

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Includes consideration of evidence of recent acts of aggravated cruelty to animals as a factor to be considered when determining whether grounds for a temporary extreme risk protection order exist

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2025-A6556 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5514
Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Amd §6342, CPLR

2025-A6556 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Includes consideration of evidence of recent acts of aggravated cruelty to animals as a factor to be considered when determining whether grounds for a temporary extreme risk protection order exist.

2025-A6556 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6556
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 6, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  ROSENTHAL  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to includ-
   ing consideration of evidence of recent acts of aggravated cruelty  to
   animals  as a factor to be considered when determining whether grounds
   for a temporary extreme risk protection order exist
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.    Subdivision 2 of section 6342 of the civil practice law
 and rules, as added by chapter 19 of the laws of  2019,  is  amended  to
 read as follows:
   2.  In  determining  whether  grounds  for  a  temporary  extreme risk
 protection order exist, the court shall consider  any  relevant  factors
 including, but not limited to, the following acts of the respondent:
   (a)  a  threat  or  act  of violence or use of physical force directed
 toward self, the petitioner, or another person;
   (b) a violation or alleged violation of an order of protection;
   (c) any pending charge or conviction for an offense involving the  use
 of a weapon;
   (d)  the  reckless  use, display or brandishing of a firearm, rifle or
 shotgun;
   (e) any history of a violation of an extreme risk protection order;
   (f) evidence of recent or ongoing abuse of  controlled  substances  or
 alcohol; [or]
   (g)  evidence  of  recent  acquisition of a firearm, rifle, shotgun or
 other deadly weapon or dangerous instrument, or  any  ammunition  there-
 for[.]; OR
   (H)  EVIDENCE  OF  RECENT  ACTS  OF  AGGRAVATED  CRUELTY TO ANIMALS AS
 DEFINED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED FIFTY-THREE-A OF  THE  AGRICULTURE  AND
 MARKETS LAW.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10188-01-5
 A. 6556                             2

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