S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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905
2023-2024 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 9, 2023
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Introduced by Sens. TEDISCO, BORRELLO, GRIFFO, HELMING, OBERACKER,
O'MARA, ORTT, STEC, WEIK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to setting bail
for defendants who pose a threat to public safety
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 510.10 of the criminal procedure
law, as amended by section 1 of subpart C of part UU of chapter 56 of
the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
1. When a principal, whose future court attendance at a criminal
action or proceeding is or may be required, comes under the control of a
court, such court shall, in accordance with this title, by a securing
order release the principal on the principal's own recognizance, release
the principal under non-monetary conditions, or, where authorized, fix
bail or commit the principal to the custody of the sheriff. In all such
cases, except where another type of securing order is shown to be
required by law, the court shall release the principal pending trial on
the principal's own recognizance, unless it is demonstrated and the
court makes an individualized determination that the principal poses a
risk of flight to avoid prosecution[. If such a finding is made, the
court must select the least restrictive alternative and condition or
conditions that will reasonably assure the principal's return to court]
OR IT IS DEMONSTRATED AND THE COURT MAKES AN INDIVIDUALIZED DETERMI-
NATION BASED ON THE PRINCIPAL'S RECORD OF A PRIOR FELONY CONVICTION, A
FAILURE TO APPEAR IN COURT OR IF THE PRINCIPAL IS ARRESTED DURING THE
INTERIM PERIOD WHILE AWAITING A PRELIMINARY HEARING OR TRIAL. The court
shall explain its choice of release, release with conditions, bail or
remand on the record or in writing. In making its determination, the
court must consider and take into account available information about
the principal, including:
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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(a) The principal's activities and history;
(b) If the principal is a defendant, the charges facing the principal;
(c) The principal's criminal conviction record if any;
(d) The principal's record of previous adjudication as a juvenile
delinquent, as retained pursuant to section 354.1 of the family court
act, or, of pending cases where fingerprints are retained pursuant to
section 306.1 of such act, or a youthful offender, if any;
(e) The principal's previous record with respect to flight to avoid
criminal prosecution;
(f) If monetary bail is authorized, according to the restrictions set
forth in this title, the principal's individual financial circumstances,
and, in cases where bail is authorized, the principal's ability to post
bail without posing undue hardship, as well as his or her ability to
obtain a secured, unsecured, or partially secured bond;
(g) Any violation by the principal of an order of protection issued by
any court;
(h) The principal's history of use or possession of a firearm;
(i) Whether the charge is alleged to have caused serious harm to an
individual or group of individuals; and
(j) If the principal is a defendant, in the case of an application for
a securing order pending appeal, the merit or lack of merit of the
appeal.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.