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Assembly Bill A4766

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Requires an arrest where a police officer has reasonable cause to believe a hate crime has been committed

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2025-A4766 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §140.10, CP L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A8962

2025-A4766 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires an arrest where a police officer has reasonable cause to believe a hate crime has been committed.

2025-A4766 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4766
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 6, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  E. BROWN,  LEMONDES, HAWLEY -- read once and
   referred to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to requiring  an
   arrest by a police officer where there is evidence of a hate crime
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 140.10 of the criminal procedure law is amended  by
 adding a new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
   7.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISIONS  OF THIS SECTION, A POLICE
 OFFICER SHALL ARREST A PERSON, AND SHALL NOT ATTEMPT  TO  RECONCILE  THE
 PARTIES  OR  MEDIATE, WHERE SUCH OFFICER HAS REASONABLE CAUSE TO BELIEVE
 THAT A HATE CRIME HAS BEEN COMMITTED.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07301-01-5

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