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                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 1, 2025
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 Introduced  by M. of A. BEEPHAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in  relation  to  criminal  contempt  and
   escape; and to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to arrest
   and securing orders for persons charged with certain contempt offenses

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 7 of  section  215.50  of  the  penal  law,  as
 amended  by chapter 702 of the laws of 1972, is amended and a new subdi-
 vision 8 is added to read as follows:
   7. On or along a public street or sidewalk  within  a  radius  of  two
 hundred  feet  of  any  building  established as a courthouse, [he] SUCH
 PERSON calls aloud, shouts, holds or displays placards or signs contain-
 ing written or printed matter, concerning the conduct of a  trial  being
 held in such courthouse or the character of the court or jury engaged in
 such  trial or calling for or demanding any specified action or determi-
 nation by such court or jury in connection with such trial[.]; OR
   8. VIOLATES ANY TERMS OR  CONDITIONS  OF  COURT  ORDERED  SUPERVISION,
 EITHER BEFORE OR AFTER A CONVICTION, AND SUCH VIOLATION INVOLVES:
   A. VIOLATING ANY CURFEW SET BY THE COURT OR SUPERVISING ENTITY;
   B.  ENTERING  A LOCATION SUCH PERSON IS PROHIBITED FROM ENTERING UNDER
 THE TERMS OF THE SUPERVISION;
   C. ABSCONDING FROM COURT ORDERED SUPERVISION;
   D. POSSESSING A FIREARM, DESTRUCTIVE DEVICE OR DANGEROUS WEAPON; OR
   E. TAMPERING WITH OR DESTROYING ELECTRONIC MONITORING EQUIPMENT.
   § 2. Subdivision (d) of section 215.51 of the penal law, as amended by
 chapter 597 of the laws of 1998, is amended and a new subdivision (e) is
 added to read as follows:
   (d) in violation of a duly served order of protection, or  such  order
 of  which  the  defendant  has  actual knowledge because [he or she] THE
 DEFENDANT was present in court when such order was issued, or  an  order
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 issued  by  a  court of competent jurisdiction in this or another state,
 territorial or tribal jurisdiction, [he or  she]  THE  DEFENDANT  inten-
 tionally  or  recklessly  damages  the  property  of  a person for whose
 protection  such  order  was  issued  in an amount exceeding two hundred
 fifty dollars[.]; OR
   (E) THE DEFENDANT COMMITS THE CRIME OF CRIMINAL CONTEMPT IN THE SECOND
 DEGREE AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION EIGHT OF SECTION 215.50 OF THIS ARTICLE
 AND HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN CONVICTED OF THE CRIME  OF  AGGRAVATED  CRIMINAL
 CONTEMPT  OR  CRIMINAL CONTEMPT IN THE FIRST OR SECOND DEGREE WITHIN THE
 PRECEDING FIVE YEARS.
   § 3. Subdivision 3 of section 205.10 of the penal  law,  as  added  by
 chapter  118  of the laws of 1980, is amended and a new subdivision 4 is
 added to read as follows:
   3. Having been adjudicated a  youthful  offender,  which  finding  was
 substituted  for  the  conviction  of a felony, [he] SUCH PERSON escapes
 from custody[.]; OR
   4. WHILE UNDER COURT ORDERED SUPERVISION INVOLVING ELECTRONIC MONITOR-
 ING, SUCH PERSON ABSCONDS FROM SUPERVISION WHILE STILL IN POSSESSION  OF
 EQUIPMENT FOR SUCH ELECTRONIC MONITORING.
   § 4. Paragraph (h) subdivision 4 section 510.10 of the criminal proce-
 dure  law,  as amended by section 2 of part UU of chapter 56 of the laws
 of 2020, is amended to read as follows:
   (h) criminal contempt in the second degree as defined  in  subdivision
 three  OR SUBDIVISION EIGHT of section 215.50 of the penal law, criminal
 contempt in the first degree as defined in subdivision  (b),  (c)  [or],
 (d),  OR  (E)  of section 215.51 of the penal law or aggravated criminal
 contempt as defined in section 215.52 of the penal law[, and the  under-
 lying  allegation  of  such  charge  of  criminal contempt in the second
 degree, criminal contempt in the first  degree  or  aggravated  criminal
 contempt  is  that  the  defendant  violated  a  duly  served  order  of
 protection where the protected party is a member of the defendant's same
 family or household as defined in subdivision one of section  530.11  of
 this title];
   §  5. Subparagraph (viii) of paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section
 530.20 of the criminal procedure law, as amended by section 3 of part UU
 of chapter 56 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows:
   (viii) criminal contempt in the second degree as defined  in  subdivi-
 sion  three  OR  SUBDIVISION  EIGHT  of section 215.50 of the penal law,
 criminal contempt in the first degree as defined in subdivision (b), (c)
 [or], (d), OR (E) of section 215.51 of the penal law or aggravated crim-
 inal contempt as defined in section 215.52 of the penal  law[,  and  the
 underlying  allegation of such charge of criminal contempt in the second
 degree, criminal contempt in the first  degree  or  aggravated  criminal
 contempt  is  that  the  defendant  violated  a  duly  served  order  of
 protection where the protected party is a member of the defendant's same
 family or household as defined in subdivision one of section  530.11  of
 this article];
   §  6. Paragraph (h) of subdivision 4 of section 530.40 of the criminal
 procedure law, as amended by section 4 of part UU of chapter 56  of  the
 laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows:
   (h)  criminal  contempt in the second degree as defined in subdivision
 three OR SUBDIVISION EIGHT of section 215.50 of the penal law,  criminal
 contempt  in  the  first degree as defined in subdivision (b), (c) [or],
 (d), OR (E) of section 215.51 of the penal law  or  aggravated  criminal
 contempt as defined in section 215.52 of the penal law [, and the under-
 lying  allegation  of  such  charge  of  criminal contempt in the second
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 degree, criminal contempt in the first  degree  or  aggravated  criminal
 contempt  is  that  the  defendant  violated  a  duly  served  order  of
 protection where the protected party is a member of the defendant's same
 family  or  household as defined in subdivision one of section 530.11 of
 this article];
   § 7. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 4 of section 140.10 of the  criminal
 procedure  law,  as amended by chapter 4 of the laws of 1997, is amended
 and a new paragraph (d) is added to read as follows:
   (c) a misdemeanor constituting  a  family  offense,  as  described  in
 subdivision  one  of  section  530.11  of this chapter and section eight
 hundred twelve of the family court  act,  has  been  committed  by  such
 person  against  such  family  or  household  member,  unless the victim
 requests otherwise. The officer shall neither inquire as to whether  the
 victim  seeks  an  arrest  of such person nor threaten the arrest of any
 person for the purpose of discouraging requests for police intervention.
 Notwithstanding the foregoing, when an officer has reasonable  cause  to
 believe that more than one family or household member has committed such
 a  misdemeanor,  the officer is not required to arrest each such person.
 In such circumstances, the officer shall attempt to identify and  arrest
 the  primary  physical  aggressor after considering: (i) the comparative
 extent of any injuries inflicted by and between the parties; (ii) wheth-
 er any such person is threatening or has threatened future harm  against
 another  party  or another family or household member; (iii) whether any
 such person has a prior history of domestic violence  that  the  officer
 can  reasonably ascertain; and (iv) whether any such person acted defen-
 sively to protect [himself or herself] THEMSELF from injury. The officer
 shall evaluate each complaint separately to determine who is the primary
 physical aggressor and shall not base the decision to arrest or  not  to
 arrest  on  the  willingness of a person to testify or otherwise partic-
 ipate in a judicial proceeding[.]; OR
   (D) SUCH PERSON HAS COMMITTED THE OFFENSE OF CRIMINAL CONTEMPT IN  THE
 SECOND  DEGREE,  AS DEFINED IN SECTION 215.50 OF THE PENAL LAW, CRIMINAL
 CONTEMPT IN THE FIRST DEGREE, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 215.51 OF THE  PENAL
 LAW,  OR  AGGRAVATED  CRIMINAL CONTEMPT, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 215.52 OF
 THE PENAL LAW.
   § 8. This act shall take effect immediately and  shall  apply  to  all
 orders  of  protection  regardless  of  when  such  orders  were issued;
 provided, however, that the  amendments  to  subdivision  4  of  section
 140.10 of the criminal procedure law, made by section seven of this act,
 shall  not  affect  the  repeal of such subdivision, and shall be deemed
 repealed therewith.