Assembly Bill A5740

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to extensions of order of protection

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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-A5740 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Family Court Act
Laws Affected:
Amd §154-c, Fam Ct Act; amd §§530.12 & 530.13, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A8815
2021-2022: A8324
2023-2024: A5151

2019-A5740 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows family and criminal courts to extend orders of protection for up to two years beyond the expiration date of an issued order of protection if the court finds reason for an extension and places such reasoning on the record.

2019-A5740 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5740
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 14, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. GIGLIO, BARCLAY, FINCH, GOODELL, HAWLEY, KOLB,
   LAWRENCE, McDONOUGH, B. MILLER, MORINELLO, PALMESANO, REILLY,  SAYEGH,
   TAGUE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN  ACT to amend the family court act and the criminal procedure law, in
   relation to extensions of orders of protection

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivision 1 of section 154-c of the family court act, as
 added by chapter 186 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows:
   1. Expiration dates AND EXTENSIONS.  (A) Any order  of  protection  or
 temporary  order of protection issued under articles four, five, six and
 eight of this act shall plainly state the date that such order expires.
   (B) ANY ORDER OF PROTECTION OR TEMPORARY ORDER  OF  PROTECTION  ISSUED
 UNDER  THIS ACT SHALL BE EXTENDED FOR UP TO TWO YEARS PAST THE DATE THAT
 SUCH ORDER EXPIRES IF THE COURT FINDS AN EXTREME CASE FOR SUCH EXTENSION
 AND STATES ON THE RECORD THE REASONS FOR THE EXTENSION. FOR PURPOSES  OF
 THIS  PARAGRAPH,  "EXTREME  CASE"  SHALL  MEAN A   THREAT OF HARM TO THE
 PROTECTED PARTY CONTINUES; RESPONDENT HAS BEEN FOUND GUILTY OF  REPEATED
 CRIMINAL CONTEMPT DUE TO A VIOLATION OF AN ORDER OF PROTECTION; RESPOND-
 ENT  HAS  CONTINUED  TO  EXPRESS INTENT TO COMMIT HARM TO, INTIMIDATE OR
 THREATEN THE PROTECTED PARTY.
   § 2. The opening paragraph of subdivision 5 of section 530.12  of  the
 criminal  procedure  law, as amended by chapter 240 of the laws of 2015,
 is amended to read as follows:
   Upon sentencing on a conviction for any  crime  or  violation  between
 spouses,  between  a  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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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