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Assembly Bill A9610A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to charitable bail organizations

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2019-A9610 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7143
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6805, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S3059
2023-2024: S1573
2025-2026: S3829

2019-A9610 - Summary

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

2019-A9610 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9610
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 27, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BLAKE -- 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
   (4)]  not  charge  a  premium  or receive compensation for acting as a
 charitable bail organization.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the  amend-
 ments  to  subsection  (b)  of section 6805 of the insurance law made by
 section one of this act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after  it
 shall have become a law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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2019-A9610A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7143
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6805, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: S3059
2023-2024: S1573
2025-2026: S3829

2019-A9610A (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2019-A9610A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  9610--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 27, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BLAKE, EPSTEIN, D'URSO -- read once and referred
   to the Committee on  Codes  --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 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. Subsection (b) of section 6805 of  the  insurance  law,  as
 added by chapter 181 of the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
   (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
   (4)]  not  charge  a  premium  or receive compensation for acting as a
 charitable bail organization.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05600-03-0

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