Assembly Bill A5895

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Provides for orders of protection for harassment

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  • Delivered to Governor
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2025-A5895 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7360
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §530.13, CP L

2025-A5895 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for orders of protection for harassment.

2025-A5895 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5895
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 24, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in  relation  to  orders  of
   protection for harassment
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 530.13 of
 the criminal procedure law, as amended by section  14  of  part  JJJ  of
 chapter 59 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   When  any criminal action is pending INVOLVING ANY CRIME OR VIOLATION,
 and the court has not issued a temporary order of protection pursuant to
 section 530.12 of this article, the court,  in  addition  to  the  other
 powers conferred upon it by this chapter, may for good cause shown issue
 a  temporary  order of protection in conjunction with any securing order
 or an adjournment in contemplation of  dismissal.  In  addition  to  any
 other conditions, such an order may require that the defendant:
   §  2.  The opening paragraph of subdivision 4 of section 530.13 of the
 criminal procedure law, as amended by chapter 240 of the laws  of  2015,
 is amended to read as follows:
   Upon sentencing on a conviction for any CRIMINAL offense OR VIOLATION,
 where  the  court  has  not  issued  an  order of protection pursuant to
 section 530.12 of this article, the court may, in addition to any  other
 disposition,  including  a  conditional  discharge  or youthful offender
 adjudication, enter an order of protection. Where a temporary  order  of
 protection  was  issued, the court shall state on the record the reasons
 for issuing or not issuing an order of protection. The duration of  such
 an  order  shall  be fixed by the court and; (A) in the case of a felony
 conviction, shall not exceed the greater of: (i) eight  years  from  the
 date  of  such  sentencing,  except  where the sentence is or includes a
 sentence of probation on a conviction for a felony  sexual  assault,  as
 provided  in subparagraph (iii) of paragraph (a) of subdivision three of
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07765-01-5
              

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