Assembly Bill A254

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to authorizing bail for certain harassment offenses which are, or are charged as, hate crimes

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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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2023-A254 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§510.10, 530.20 & 530.40, CP L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A8088

2023-A254 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes bail for certain harassment offenses which are, or are charged as, hate crimes.

2023-A254 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    254
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  EICHENSTEIN -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to  amend  the  criminal procedure law, in relation  to  securing
   orders for principals charged with certain hate crimes

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraphs (m), (t) and (u) of  subdivision  4  of  section
 510.10  of the criminal procedure law, paragraph (m) as added by section
 2 of part UU of chapter 56 of the laws of  2020  and  paragraph  (t)  as
 amended and (u) as added by section 2 of subpart B of part UU of chapter
 56  of the laws of 2022, are amended and a new paragraph (v) is added to
 read as follows:
   (m) assault in the third degree as defined in section  120.00  of  the
 penal  law  [or], arson in the third degree as defined in section 150.10
 of the penal law, HARASSMENT IN THE FIRST DEGREE AS DEFINED  IN  SECTION
 240.25  OF  THE PENAL LAW, OR HARASSMENT IN THE SECOND DEGREE AS DEFINED
 IN SECTION 240.26 OF THE PENAL LAW, when such crime is charged as a hate
 crime as defined in section 485.05 of the penal law;
   (t) any felony or class A misdemeanor involving harm to  an  identifi-
 able  person  or  property,  or  any  charge of criminal possession of a
 firearm as defined in section 265.01-b of  the  penal  law,  where  such
 charge  arose from conduct occurring while the defendant was released on
 his or her own recognizance, released under conditions, or had yet to be
 arraigned after the issuance of a desk appearance ticket for a  separate
 felony  or  class A misdemeanor involving harm to an identifiable person
 or property, or any charge  of  criminal  possession  of  a  firearm  as
 defined  in  section  265.01-b of the penal law, 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  quali-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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