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Senate Bill S3183

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Creates a provision requiring court review of domestic violence bail applications

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2015-S3183 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1755
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง510.25, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S8018, A10736
2011-2012: S829, A2216
2013-2014: S2024, A1439
2017-2018: S5212, A1660
2019-2020: S2921, A1892
2021-2022: S4145, A9369
2023-2024: A3614

2015-S3183 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires court review of domestic violence bail applications.

2015-S3183 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S3183 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3183

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 3, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. STAVISKY -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law,  in  relation  to  requiring
  court review of domestic violence bail applications

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

  Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Isol Cotto
Act".
  S 2. The criminal procedure law is amended by  adding  a  new  section
510.25 to read as follows:
S 510.25 APPLICATION  FOR  RECOGNIZANCE  OR  BAIL;  WHERE  DEFENDANT  IS
           ACCUSED OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE OR VIOLATING AN  EXISTING  ORDER
           OF PROTECTION.
  1.  ANY  INDIVIDUAL  ARRESTED FOR AN OFFENSE RELATING TO: (A) DOMESTIC
VIOLENCE, AS DEFINED IN SECTION FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-NINE-A OF THE  SOCIAL
SERVICES  LAW;  (B)  VIOLATING  AN  EXISTING  ORDER OF PROTECTION ISSUED
PURSUANT TO THE FOLLOWING PROVISIONS OF LAW:  SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION
530.11, SUBPARAGRAPH (I) OR (II) OF PARAGRAPH (O) OF SUBDIVISION ONE  OF
SECTION  330.20,  SECTION 530.12 OF THIS CHAPTER, ORDERS ISSUED PURSUANT
TO SECTIONS TWO HUNDRED FORTY AND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO OF THE  DOMESTIC
RELATIONS  LAW,  ARTICLES  FOUR, FIVE, SIX AND EIGHT OF THE FAMILY COURT
ACT, AND AN ORDER OF PROTECTION ISSUED BY COURTS OF COMPETENT  JURISDIC-
TION  IN  ANOTHER  STATE,  TERRITORIAL  OR  TRIBAL  JURISDICTION; OR (C)
COMMITTING A FAMILY OFFENSE AS DEFINED IN  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  SECTION
EIGHT  HUNDRED  TWELVE  OF THE FAMILY COURT ACT SHALL NOT BE RELEASED ON
BAIL UNTIL THEY HAVE APPEARED BEFORE A JUDGE OF THE COURT.
  2. THE COURT'S REVIEW OF BAIL, AS PROVIDED FOR IN THIS SECTION,  SHALL
INCLUDE  BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO: (A) A REVIEW OF THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF THE
ARREST; (B) ANY PRIOR VIOLENT  OFFENSES;  AND  (C)  THE  RISK  THAT  THE
ACCUSED  POSES  TO  THE  VICTIM IF RELEASED. SUCH APPEARANCE SHALL OCCUR
WITHIN TWELVE HOURS OF ARREST AND IN NO INSTANCE MAY THE ACCUSED BE HELD
UNDER THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION FOR MORE THAN TWELVE HOURS.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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

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