Assembly Bill A10239A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the releasing of individuals charged with a crime under non-monetary bail conditions in order to receive mental health screening or be admitted to a hospital as a result of a mental illness; repeal

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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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2021-A10239 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9429
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §500.10 sub 3-c, amd §500.10, CP L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A1699, S3422

2021-A10239 - Summary

Relates to releasing individuals charged with a crime under non-monetary bail conditions in order to receive mental health screening or be admitted to a hospital as a result of a mental illness which is likely to result in harm to such individual or others.

2021-A10239 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10239
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 12, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  COMMITTEE  ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Simon) --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law,  in  relation  to  releasing
   individuals charged with a crime under non-monetary bail conditions in
   order  to receive mental health screening or be admitted to a hospital
   as a result of a mental illness which is likely to result in  harm  to
   such  individual  or  others; and to repeal subdivision 3-c of section
   500.10 of the criminal procedure  law  relating  to  the  release  for
   mental  health  assessment  and  evaluation and involuntary commitment
   pending release
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 3-c of section 500.10 of the criminal procedure
 law is REPEALED.
   §  2. Paragraph (f) of subdivision 3-a of section 500.10 of the crimi-
 nal procedure law, as added by section 1 of part UU of chapter 56 of the
 laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows:
   (f) that the principal be referred to a pretrial services  agency  for
 placement in mandatory programming, including counseling, treatment, and
 intimate  partner  violence  intervention  programs. THE COURT MAY EXPE-
 DITIOUSLY EMPLOY AVAILABLE RESOURCES FOR MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING INCLUD-
 ING BUT NOT LIMITED TO A MOBILE  CRISIS  RESPONSE  PROVIDER  OR  SIMILAR
 ENTITY IN THE COURTHOUSE.
   (I) Where applicable, the court may direct the principal be removed to
 a hospital OR A CRISIS STABILIZATION CENTER pursuant to SUBDIVISIONS (A)
 AND  (B) OF section 9.43 of the mental hygiene law. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS
 PARAGRAPH, WHERE THE COURT  PROCEEDS  PURSUANT  TO  SUBDIVISION  (A)  OF
 SECTION 9.43 OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW, THE COURT IS NOT REQUIRED TO AND
 SHALL  NOT  MAKE  A  DETERMINATION WITH RESPECT TO WHETHER THE CRIME HAS
 BEEN COMMITTED OR WHETHER THERE IS SUFFICIENT CAUSE TO BELIEVE THE PRIN-
 CIPAL IS GUILTY THEREOF.
   (II) IF IT APPEARS TO THE COURT ON THE BASIS OF EVIDENCE PRESENTED  TO
 IT  THAT  THE PERSON HAS OR MAY HAVE A MENTAL ILLNESS WHICH IS LIKELY TO
 RESULT IN SERIOUS HARM TO HIMSELF OR HERSELF OR OTHERS,  THE  COURT  MAY
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2021-A10239A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9429
Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §500.10 sub 3-c, amd §500.10, CP L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A1699, S3422

2021-A10239A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to releasing individuals charged with a crime under non-monetary bail conditions in order to receive mental health screening or be admitted to a hospital as a result of a mental illness which is likely to result in harm to such individual or others.

2021-A10239A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                 10239--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 12, 2022
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  COMMITTEE  ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Simon) --
   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 criminal procedure law, in relation to releasing
   individuals charged with a crime under non-monetary bail conditions in
   order to receive mental health screening or be admitted to a  hospital
   as  a  result of a mental illness which is likely to result in harm to
   such individual or others; and to repeal subdivision  3-c  of  section
   500.10  of  the  criminal  procedure  law  relating to the release for
   mental health assessment and  evaluation  and  involuntary  commitment
   pending release
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 3-c of section 500.10 of the criminal procedure
 law is REPEALED.
   § 2. Paragraph (f) of subdivision 3-a of section 500.10 of the  crimi-
 nal procedure law, as added by section 1 of part UU of chapter 56 of the
 laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows:
   (f)  that  the principal be referred to a pretrial services agency for
 placement in mandatory programming, including:
   (I) counseling[,];
   (II) treatment[, and];
   (III) intimate partner violence intervention programs; AND
   (IV) MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT.   THE  COURT  MAY  EXPEDITIOUSLY  EMPLOY
 AVAILABLE RESOURCES FOR MENTAL HEALTH SCREENING INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMIT-
 ED  TO A MOBILE CRISIS RESPONSE PROVIDER OR SIMILAR ENTITY IN THE COURT-
 HOUSE.  WITH REGARD TO MENTAL HEALTH TREATMENT:
   (1) Where applicable, the court may direct the principal be removed to
 a hospital OR A CRISIS STABILIZATION CENTER pursuant to SUBDIVISIONS (A)
 AND (B) OF section 9.43 of the mental hygiene law. FOR PURPOSES OF  THIS
 SUBPARAGRAPH,  WHERE  THE  COURT PROCEEDS PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION (A) OF
 SECTION 9.43 OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW, THE COURT IS NOT REQUIRED TO AND
 SHALL NOT MAKE A DETERMINATION WITH RESPECT TO  WHETHER  THE  CRIME  HAS
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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