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Senate Bill S6365

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to certain information provided to incarcerated individuals upon their release

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2025-S6365 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5819
Law Section:
Correction Law
Laws Affected:
Add §125-a, Cor L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A9733

2025-S6365 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to certain information provided to incarcerated individuals upon their release, relating to the payment of funds required by section one hundred twenty-five of this article in the form of an electronic benefit transfer card.

2025-S6365 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S6365 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6365
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 11, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SALAZAR -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims,  Crime  and
   Correction
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the correction law, in relation to certain information
   provided to incarcerated individuals upon their release

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The correction law is amended by adding a new section 125-a
 to read as follows:
   §  125-A.  NOTICE  OF  FEES  AND CHARGES FOR DEBIT CARDS PROVIDED UPON
 RELEASE. 1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,  A  "RELEASE  DEBIT  CARD"
 SHALL  MEAN THE PAYMENT OF FUNDS REQUIRED BY SECTION ONE HUNDRED TWENTY-
 FIVE OF THIS ARTICLE IN THE FORM OF AN ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFER CARD.
   2. ANY FINANCIAL INSTITUTION THAT ENTERS INTO A CONTRACT WITH NEW YORK
 STATE TO ISSUE RELEASE DEBIT CARDS SHALL PROVIDE  A  CLEAR,  UNDERSTAND-
 ABLE,  AND  DETAILED SCHEDULE OF FEES AND CHARGES WITH EACH SUCH RELEASE
 DEBIT CARD.
   3. SUCH SCHEDULE OF FEES SHALL:
   (A) BE PRESENTED IN A CLEAR AND CONSPICUOUS MANNER, BE EASILY ACCESSI-
 BLE, AND WRITTEN IN PLAIN LANGUAGE;
   (B) INCLUDE, BUT SHALL NOT BE LIMITED TO, FEES FOR  ATM  USE,  BALANCE
 INQUIRIES,  FUND  TRANSFERS,  CARD REPLACEMENT, ACCOUNT MAINTENANCE, AND
 CUSTOMER SERVICE INTERACTIONS;
   (C) BE PROVIDED IN PHYSICAL FORMS  AS  A  SEPARATE  DOCUMENT  AND,  IF
 FEASIBLE,  ELECTRONIC  FORMS  AS  A  SEPARATE ATTACHMENT UPON THE CARD'S
 ISSUANCE;
   (D) BE AVAILABLE ON THE OFFICIAL WEBSITE OF THE CARD PROVIDER; AND
   (E) BE PROVIDED IN THE SIX MOST COMMON NON-ENGLISH LANGUAGES SPOKEN BY
 INDIVIDUALS WITH LIMITED-ENGLISH PROFICIENCY IN NEW YORK STATE;

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09844-01-5
 S. 6365                             2

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