Senate Bill S8665

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to the application of bail in sex trafficking and labor trafficking cases

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee


  • 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-S8665 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10639
Current Committee:
Senate 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: A376
2023-2024: A4197

2019-S8665 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes courts to order remand or bail in sex trafficking and labor trafficking cases.

2019-S8665 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S8665 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8665
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               July 2, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. MARTINEZ -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to the  applica-
   tion of bail in sex trafficking and labor trafficking cases
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Paragraphs (s) and (t) of subdivision 4 of  section  510.10
 of the criminal procedure law, as added by section 2 of part UU of chap-
 ter  56  of the laws of 2020, are amended and two new paragraphs (u) and
 (v) are added to read as follows:
   (s) a felony, where the defendant qualifies  for  sentencing  on  such
 charge  as a persistent felony offender pursuant to section 70.10 of the
 penal law; [or]
   (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[.];
   (U)  A  CRIME  INVOLVING  PROMOTING PROSTITUTION UNDER SECTION 230.25,
 230.30 OR 230.32 OF THE PENAL LAW, COMPELLING PROSTITUTION AS DEFINED IN
 SECTION 230.33 OF THE PENAL LAW OR SEX TRAFFICKING AS DEFINED IN SECTION
 230.34 OF THE PENAL LAW; OR
   (V) LABOR TRAFFICKING AS DEFINED IN SECTION 135.35 OF THE PENAL LAW OR
 AGGRAVATED LABOR TRAFFICKING AS DEFINED IN SECTION 135.37 OF  THE  PENAL
 LAW.
   § 2. Subparagraphs (xix) and (xx) of paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of
 section 530.20 of the criminal procedure law, as amended by section 3 of
 part  UU  of  chapter  56  of  the laws of 2020, are amended and two new
 subparagraphs (xxi) and (xxii) are added to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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