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Assembly Bill A7772

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to allowing judges more options for when to impose bail or commit the principal to the custody of the sheriff

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2021-A7772 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7288
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§510.10, 530.20 & 530.40, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A9576
2023-2024: A6339, S3150
2025-2026: A5212, S459

2021-A7772 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows judges more options for when to impose bail or commit the principal to the custody of the sheriff for burglary in the second degree, robbery in the second degree and crimes which resulted in death or serious physical injury.

2021-A7772 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7772
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               May 21, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LAWLER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Codes
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  criminal procedure law, in relation to allowing
   judges more options for when to impose bail or commit the principal to
   the custody of the sheriff
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  (a)  of subdivision 4 of section 510.10 of the
 criminal procedure law, as amended by section 2 of part UU of chapter 56
 of the laws of 2020, is amended and a new paragraph (j-1)  is  added  to
 read as follows:
   (a) a felony enumerated in section 70.02 of the penal law[, other than
 robbery  in  the  second degree as defined in subdivision one of section
 160.10 of the penal law], provided, however, that burglary in the second
 degree as defined in subdivision two of section 140.25 of the penal  law
 shall  be  a qualifying offense only where the defendant is charged with
 entering the living area of the dwelling;
   (J-1) A CRIME WHICH RESULTED IN DEATH OR SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY;
   § 2. Subparagraph (i) 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, is amended and a new subparagraph
 (x-1) is added to read as follows:
   (i) a felony enumerated in section 70.02 of the penal law[, other than
 robbery in the second degree as defined in subdivision  one  of  section
 160.10 of the penal law], provided, however, that burglary in the second
 degree  as defined in subdivision two of section 140.25 of the penal law
 shall be a qualifying offense only where the defendant is  charged  with
 entering the living area of the dwelling;
   (X-1) A CRIME WHICH RESULTED IN DEATH OR SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY;
   §  3. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 4 of section 530.40 of the criminal
 procedure law, as amended by section 4 of part UU of chapter 56  of  the

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

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