Assembly Bill A10923

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to authorizing bail for certain offenses committed during a riot

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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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2019-A10923 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§510.10, 530.20 & 530.40, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A4984
2023-2024: A2175

2019-A10923 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes bail for class A misdemeanors and felonies committed during a riot.

2019-A10923 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10923
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              August 17, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  COMMITTEE  ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Stern) --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation  to  authorizing
   bail for certain offenses committed during a riot
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Paragraphs (a) and (t) of subdivision 4 of  section  510.10
 of  the  criminal  procedure law, paragraph (a) as amended and paragraph
 (t) as added by section 2 of part UU of chapter 56 of the laws of  2020,
 are amended and a new paragraph (u) is added to read as follows:
   (a)  a felony enumerated in section 70.02 of the penal law, other than
 robbery in the second degree as defined in subdivision  one  of  section
 160.10  of the penal law, provided, however, that burglary in the second
 degree as defined in subdivision two of section 140.25 of the penal  law
 shall  be  a qualifying offense only where the defendant is charged with
 entering the living area of the dwelling OR IS CHARGED  WITH  COMMITTING
 SUCH  OFFENSE WHILE ENGAGING IN A RIOT AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE TWO HUNDRED
 FORTY OF THE PENAL LAW;
   (t) any felony or class A misdemeanor involving harm to  an  identifi-
 able  person or property, where such charge arose from conduct occurring
 while the defendant was released on  his  or  her  own  recognizance  or
 released  under  conditions for a separate felony or class A misdemeanor
 involving harm to an identifiable person or property, provided, however,
 that the prosecutor must show  reasonable  cause  to  believe  that  the
 defendant  committed the instant crime and any underlying crime. For the
 purposes of this subparagraph, any of the underlying crimes need not  be
 a qualifying offense as defined in this subdivision[.]; OR
   (U) ANY FELONY OR CLASS  A  MISDEMEANOR  INVOLVING  HARM  TO  AN IDEN-
 TIFIABLE  PERSON  OR  PROPERTY, WHERE SUCH CHARGE   AROSE  FROM  CONDUCT
 OCCURRING WHILE THE DEFENDANT WAS ENGAGING IN A RIOT AS DEFINED IN ARTI-
 CLE TWO HUNDRED FORTY OF THE PENAL LAW.
   § 2. Subparagraphs (i) and (xx) of paragraph (b) of subdivision  1  of
 section  530.20  of the  criminal  procedure  law, subparagraphs (i) and
 (xx) as amended by section 3 of part UU of chapter 56  of  the  laws  of
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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