Senate Bill S2101A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Enacts the "bail elimination act of 2019"; repealer

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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-S2101 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld Art 520, §530.60, §500.10 subs 7 - 19, §150.30, amd CP L, generally; rpld Art 68, Ins L; amd §216, Judy L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S6061
2017-2018: S3579

2019-S2101 - Summary

Enacts the "bail elimination act of 2019"; creates provisions for pretrial detention.

2019-S2101 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S2101 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2101
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 22, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. GIANARIS, BAILEY, BENJAMIN, BRESLIN, COMRIE, HOYL-
   MAN, KAVANAGH, KRUEGER, MONTGOMERY, PARKER, RIVERA, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO
   -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
   the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law and  the  judiciary  law,  in
   relation to enacting the "bail elimination act of 2019"; and to repeal
   certain provisions of the criminal procedure law and the insurance law
   relating to the posting of bail
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
 the "bail elimination act of 2019".
   §  2.  Subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 of section 500.10 of the criminal
 procedure law are amended and a new subdivision 3-a is added to read  as
 follows:
   1.  "Principal"  means a defendant in a criminal action or proceeding,
 or a person adjudged a material witness therein, or any other person  so
 involved  therein  that  [he]  THE  PRINCIPAL may by law be compelled to
 appear before a court for the purpose  of  having  such  court  exercise
 control  over  [his]  THE PRINCIPAL'S person to secure [his] THE PRINCI-
 PAL'S future attendance at the action or proceeding when  required,  and
 who  in  fact  either  is  before the court for such purpose or has been
 before it and been subjected to such control.
   2. "Release on own recognizance." A  court  releases  a  principal  on
 [his]  THE  PRINCIPAL'S  own  recognizance when, having acquired control
 over [his] THE PRINCIPAL'S person, it permits [him] THE PRINCIPAL to  be
 at  liberty  during  the  pendency  of the criminal action or proceeding
 involved upon condition that [he]  THE  PRINCIPAL  will  appear  thereat
 whenever  [his]  THE  PRINCIPAL'S attendance may be required and will at
 all times render [himself] THE PRINCIPAL  amenable  to  the  orders  and
 processes of the court.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2019-S2101A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld Art 520, §530.60, §500.10 subs 7 - 19, §150.30, amd CP L, generally; rpld Art 68, Ins L; amd §216, Judy L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S6061
2017-2018: S3579

2019-S2101A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "bail elimination act of 2019"; creates provisions for pretrial detention.

2019-S2101A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S2101A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2101--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 22, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. GIANARIS, BAILEY, BENJAMIN, BIAGGI, BRESLIN, COMRIE,
   HARCKHAM,  HOYLMAN,  JACKSON, KAVANAGH, KRUEGER, LIU, MAY, MONTGOMERY,
   MYRIE, PARKER, RAMOS, RIVERA, SALAZAR, SANDERS, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO  --
   read  twice  and  ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
   the Committee on Codes -- committee discharged, bill amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the criminal procedure law and the judiciary law, in
   relation to enacting the "bail elimination act of 2019"; and to repeal
   certain provisions of the criminal procedure law and the insurance law
   relating to the posting of bail
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 the "bail elimination act of 2019".
   § 2. Subdivisions 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6 of section 500.10 of  the  criminal
 procedure  law are amended and a new subdivision 3-a is added to read as
 follows:
   1. "Principal" means a defendant in a criminal action  or  proceeding,
 or  a person adjudged a material witness therein, or any other person so
 involved therein that [he] THE PRINCIPAL may  by  law  be  compelled  to
 appear  before  a  court  for  the purpose of having such court exercise
 control over [his] THE PRINCIPAL'S person to secure  [his]  THE  PRINCI-
 PAL'S  future  attendance at the action or proceeding when required, and
 who in fact either is before the court for  such  purpose  or  has  been
 before it and been subjected to such control.
   2.  "Release  on  own  recognizance."  A court releases a principal on
 [his] THE PRINCIPAL'S own recognizance  when,  having  acquired  control
 over  [his] THE PRINCIPAL'S person, it permits [him] THE PRINCIPAL to be
 at liberty during the pendency of  the  criminal  action  or  proceeding
 involved  upon  condition  that  [he]  THE PRINCIPAL will appear thereat
 whenever [his] THE PRINCIPAL'S attendance may be required  and  will  at
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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