S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3059
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 27, 2021
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Introduced by Sens. RIVERA, GIANARIS, JACKSON, MAY, MYRIE, PARKER,
RAMOS, SEPULVEDA, SERRANO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Insurance
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.
LBD07663-01-1