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Assembly Bill A5705

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides limits on the duration of an order of protection depending on the level of the conviction

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2009-A5705 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง530.12 & 530.13, CP L

2009-A5705 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides limits on the duration of orders of protection depending on the level of the conviction.

2009-A5705 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5705

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 19, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. WEINSTEIN, LANCMAN, PAULIN, -- Multi-Sponsored by
  --  M.  of  A. BING, BRENNAN, CHRISTENSEN, CLARK, CYMBROWITZ, DESTITO,
  GALEF, GLICK, GOTTFRIED, HIKIND, JACOBS, JOHN, McENENY, ORTIZ,  RAMOS,
  SWEENEY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure  law, in relation to the duration
  of 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 opening paragraph of subdivision 5 of section 530.12 of
the criminal procedure law, as amended by chapter 215  of  the  laws  of
2006, is amended to read as follows:
  Upon  conviction of any crime or violation between spouses, parent and
child, or between members of the same family or household AS DEFINED  IN
SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  SECTION  530.11  OF THIS ARTICLE, the court may in
addition to any other disposition, including a conditional discharge  or
youthful  offender  adjudication,  enter an order of protection. Where a
temporary order of protection was issued, the court shall state  on  the
record  the  reasons  for issuing or not issuing an order of protection.
The duration of such an order shall be fixed by the court and[,]: (A) in
the case of a felony conviction, shall not exceed the  greater  of:  (i)
eight  years  from the date of such conviction, or (ii) eight years from
the date of the expiration of the maximum term of  an  indeterminate  or
the  term of a determinate sentence of imprisonment actually imposed; or
(B) in the case of a conviction for a class  A  misdemeanor,  shall  not
exceed  THE GREATER OF: (I) five years from the date of such conviction,
OR (II) FIVE YEARS FROM THE DATE OF THE EXPIRATION OF THE  MAXIMUM  TERM
OF  A DEFINITE OR INTERMITTENT TERM ACTUALLY IMPOSED; or (C) in the case
of a conviction for any other offense, shall not exceed THE GREATER  OF:
(I)  two  years  from the date of conviction, OR (II) TWO YEARS FROM THE
DATE OF THE EXPIRATION OF THE MAXIMUM TERM OF A DEFINITE OR INTERMITTENT
TERM ACTUALLY IMPOSED.  For purposes of determining the duration  of  an

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
A                                                          LBD06405-02-9
              

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