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Assembly Bill A4874A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the money deposited as bail by charitable bail organizations

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2023-A4874 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1573
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6805, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A8741
2019-2020: A1411, S7143
2021-2022: A88, S3059
2025-2026: A2097, S3829

2023-A4874 - Summary

Relates to the money deposited as bail by charitable bail organizations; removes maximum authorized amount of money allowed to be deposited by such organizations.

2023-A4874 - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4874
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 24, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. KELLES -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to the money deposited as
   bail by charitable bail organizations
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Paragraph 1 of subsection (b) of section 6805 of the insur-
 ance law, as added by chapter 181 of the laws of  2012,  is  amended  to
 read as follows:
   (1)  only deposit money as bail [in the amount of two thousand dollars
 or less] for a  defendant  [charged  with  one  or  more  misdemeanors],
 provided,  however,  that  such organization shall not execute as surety
 any bond for any defendant;
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09667-01-3

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2023-A4874A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1573
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Insurance Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §6805, Ins L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A8741
2019-2020: A1411, S7143
2021-2022: A88, S3059
2025-2026: A2097, S3829

2023-A4874A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the money deposited as bail by charitable bail organizations; removes maximum authorized amount of money allowed to be deposited by such organizations.

2023-A4874A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4874--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 24, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  KELLES,  CRUZ,  ZINERMAN,  LEVENBERG, AUBRY,
   EPSTEIN, GIBBS -- 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 insurance law, in relation to the money deposited as
   bail by charitable bail organizations
 
   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 thousand  dollars
 or  less]  for  a  defendant  [charged  with  one or more misdemeanors],
 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 immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09667-02-3

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