Assembly Bill A6547

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides that communications or contact between protected parties with a party against whom an order of protection is issued shall not affect the validity of such order

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  • 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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2013-A6547 - Details

Law Section:
Domestic Relations Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§240 & 252, Dom Rel L; amd §§155, 168, 446, 551, 656, 759, 842, 846 & 1056, Fam Ct Act; amd §§140.10 & 530.12, CP L

2013-A6547 - Summary

Provides that communications or contact between protected parties with a party against whom an order of protection or temporary order of protection is issued shall not affect the validity of such order; requires notice thereof to be included in such orders; prohibits protected parties from being held to have violated an order of protection or a temporary order of protection.

2013-A6547 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6547

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 8, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. WEINSTEIN, PAULIN, SCARBOROUGH, WEPRIN -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE, BARRETT,  BRENNAN,  COOK,  GABRYSZAK,
  GALEF,  GLICK,  HIKIND, JAFFEE, V. LOPEZ, MAGNARELLI, MAISEL, MILLMAN,
  OTIS, PERRY, RIVERA, ROSA, ROSENTHAL, STECK, TITONE -- read  once  and
  referred to the Committee on Judiciary

AN ACT to amend the domestic relations law, the family court act and the
  criminal  procedure  law,  in  relation  to  the  scope  of  orders of
  protection and temporary orders of protection

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 3 of section 240 of the domestic
relations law, as amended by chapter 597 of the laws of 1998, is amended
and a new paragraph i is added to read as follows:
  b.  An  order of protection entered pursuant to this subdivision shall
bear in a conspicuous manner, on the  front  page  of  said  order,  the
language  "Order  of  protection  issued pursuant to section two hundred
forty of the domestic relations law". The absence of such language shall
not affect the validity of such order. THE  ORDER  OF  PROTECTION  SHALL
ALSO CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING NOTICE: "THIS ORDER OF PROTECTION WILL REMAIN
IN  EFFECT  AND MUST BE ENFORCED EVEN WHERE THE PROTECTED PARTY IN WHOSE
FAVOR THE ORDER OF PROTECTION OR TEMPORARY ORDER OF PROTECTION IS ISSUED
HAS, OR CONSENTS TO  HAVE,  CONTACT  OR  COMMUNICATION  WITH  THE  PARTY
AGAINST  WHOM  THE  ORDER  IS ISSUED. AN ORDER OF PROTECTION CAN ONLY BE
MODIFIED OR TERMINATED BY THE COURT. THE PROTECTED PARTY CANNOT BE  HELD
TO  VIOLATE THIS ORDER.". The presentation of a copy of such an order to
any peace officer acting pursuant to  his  or  her  special  duties,  or
police officer, shall constitute authority, for that officer to arrest a
person  when  that  person  has violated the terms of such an order, and
bring such person before the court and, otherwise, so far as lies within
the officer's power, to aid in securing the protection  such  order  was
intended to afford.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10169-01-3
              

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2013-A6547A - Details

Law Section:
Domestic Relations Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§240 & 252, Dom Rel L; amd §§155, 168, 446, 551, 656, 759, 842, 846 & 1056, Fam Ct Act; amd §§140.10 & 530.12, CP L

2013-A6547A - Summary

Provides that communications or contact between protected parties with a party against whom an order of protection or temporary order of protection is issued shall not affect the validity of such order; requires notice thereof to be included in such orders; prohibits protected parties from being held to have violated an order of protection or a temporary order of protection.

2013-A6547A - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 6547--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 8, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. WEINSTEIN, PAULIN, SCARBOROUGH, WEPRIN -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE, BARRETT,  BRENNAN,  COOK,  GABRYSZAK,
  GALEF,  GLICK,  HIKIND, JAFFEE, V. LOPEZ, MAGNARELLI, MAISEL, MILLMAN,
  OTIS, PERRY, RIVERA, ROSA, ROSENTHAL, STECK, TITONE -- read  once  and
  referred  to  the Committee on Judiciary -- committee discharged, bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee

AN ACT to amend the domestic relations law, the family court act and the
  criminal  procedure  law,  in  relation  to  the  scope  of  orders of
  protection and temporary orders of protection

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 3 of section 240 of the domestic
relations law, as amended by chapter 597 of the laws of 1998, is amended
and a new paragraph i is added to read as follows:
  b.  An  order of protection entered pursuant to this subdivision shall
bear in a conspicuous manner, on the  front  page  of  said  order,  the
language  "Order  of  protection  issued pursuant to section two hundred
forty of the domestic relations law". The absence of such language shall
not affect the validity of such order. THE  ORDER  OF  PROTECTION  SHALL
ALSO CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING NOTICE: "THIS ORDER OF PROTECTION WILL REMAIN
IN  EFFECT  EVEN  IF  THE  PROTECTED  PARTY  IN WHOSE FAVOR THE ORDER OF
PROTECTION OR TEMPORARY ORDER OF PROTECTION IS ISSUED HAS,  OR  CONSENTS
TO  HAVE, CONTACT OR COMMUNICATION WITH THE PARTY AGAINST WHOM THE ORDER
IS ISSUED. AN ORDER OF PROTECTION CAN ONLY BE MODIFIED OR TERMINATED  BY
THE  COURT. THE PROTECTED PARTY CANNOT BE HELD TO VIOLATE THIS ORDER NOR
SHALL SUCH PARTY BE ARRESTED FOR VIOLATING THIS ORDER.".  The  presenta-
tion  of a copy of such an order to any peace officer acting pursuant to
his or her special duties, or police officer, shall constitute  authori-
ty,  for  that  officer to arrest a person when that person has violated
the terms of such an order, and bring such person before the court  and,
otherwise, so far as lies within the officer's power, to aid in securing
the protection such order was intended to afford.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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2013-A6547B (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Domestic Relations Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§240 & 252, Dom Rel L; amd §§155, 168, 446, 551, 656, 759, 842, 846 & 1056, Fam Ct Act; amd §§140.10 & 530.12, CP L

2013-A6547B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that communications or contact between protected parties with a party against whom an order of protection or temporary order of protection is issued shall not affect the validity of such order; requires notice thereof to be included in such orders; prohibits protected parties from being held to have violated an order of protection or a temporary order of protection.

2013-A6547B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 6547--B
                                                        Cal. No. 167

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 8, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. WEINSTEIN, PAULIN, SCARBOROUGH, WEPRIN, GIBSON --
  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of A. ABBATE, BARRETT, BRENNAN, BUCHWALD,
  COOK, FAHY, GABRYSZAK, GALEF, GLICK, HIKIND, JACOBS, JAFFEE, MAGNAREL-
  LI, MAISEL, MILLMAN, NOLAN,  OTIS,  PERRY,  RIVERA,  ROSA,  ROSENTHAL,
  STECK,  TITONE,  TITUS  --  read once and referred to the Committee on
  Judiciary -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted  as
  amended  and recommitted to said committee -- reported and referred to
  the Committee on Codes -- passed by  Assembly  and  delivered  to  the
  Senate,  recalled  from  the  Senate, vote reconsidered, bill amended,
  ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the special order  of  third
  reading

AN ACT to amend the domestic relations law, the family court act and the
  criminal  procedure  law,  in  relation  to  the  scope  of  orders of
  protection and temporary orders of protection

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 3 of section 240 of the domestic
relations law, as amended by chapter 597 of the laws of 1998, is amended
and a new paragraph i is added to read as follows:
  b.  An  order of protection entered pursuant to this subdivision shall
bear in a conspicuous manner, on the  front  page  of  said  order,  the
language  "Order  of  protection  issued pursuant to section two hundred
forty of the domestic relations law".   THE ORDER  OF  PROTECTION  SHALL
ALSO CONTAIN THE FOLLOWING NOTICE: "THIS ORDER OF PROTECTION WILL REMAIN
IN  EFFECT EVEN IF THE PROTECTED PARTY HAS, OR CONSENTS TO HAVE, CONTACT
OR COMMUNICATION WITH THE PARTY AGAINST WHOM THE ORDER IS  ISSUED.  THIS
ORDER OF PROTECTION CAN ONLY BE MODIFIED OR TERMINATED BY THE COURT. THE
PROTECTED PARTY CANNOT BE HELD TO VIOLATE THIS ORDER NOR BE ARRESTED FOR
VIOLATING  THIS  ORDER.".  The absence of such language shall not affect
the validity of such order.  The presentation of a copy of such an order
to any peace officer acting pursuant to his or her  special  duties,  or

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

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