Assembly Bill A6980

Vetoed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to charitable bail organizations

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via S494 - Vetoed by Governor

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Vetoed By Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2019-A6980 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S494
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6805, Ins L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A4880, S4776

2019-A6980 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to certificates to a charitable bail organization to deposit money as bail under certain circumstances.

2019-A6980 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6980
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 2, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. BLAKE, ARROYO, AUBRY, BARRON, CARROLL, DICKENS,
   D'URSO, GLICK, HYNDMAN, JAFFEE, JEAN-PIERRE, LAVINE,  LENTOL,  LIFTON,
   MOSLEY,  SEAWRIGHT,  SIMON,  STECK,  TAYLOR,  VANEL,  L. ROSENTHAL  --
   Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK, EPSTEIN, HEVESI, RAMOS, TITUS  --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to charitable bail organ-
   izations
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph 4 of subsection (a) and subsection (b) of section
 6805 of the insurance law, as added by chapter 181 of the laws of  2012,
 are amended to read as follows:
   (4)  A  charitable  bail organization certificate shall be valid for a
 term of five years from issuance. At the time of application  for  every
 such  certificate,  [and  for every renewal thereof,] an applicant shall
 pay to the superintendent a sum of [one thousand] FIVE  HUNDRED  dollars
 payable  each term or fraction of a term, provided, however, that in his
 or her discretion, the superintendent may waive such fee.
   (b) A charitable bail organization shall:
   (1) only deposit money as bail in the amount  of  [two]  TEN  thousand
 dollars  or less for a defendant charged with one or more [misdemeanors]
 OFFENSES, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION 10.00  OF  THE  PENAL
 LAW,  provided,  however,  that  such  organization shall not execute as
 surety any bond for any defendant;
   (2) only deposit money as bail on behalf of a person who is financial-
 ly unable to post bail, which may constitute  a  portion  or  the  whole
 amount of such bail; AND
   (3) [only deposit money as bail in one county in this state. Provided,
 however,  that  a  charitable bail organization whose principal place of
 business is located within a city of a million or more may deposit money
 as bail in the five counties comprising such city; and

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

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