Bill Text: NY A02995 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Amended

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Bill Title: Relates to the protection of victims of domestic violence act, which requires defendants to wear global positioning systems monitoring the location of the defendant.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 0000-00-00 - [A02995 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A02995-Amended.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          2995
                               2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 20, 2015
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        Introduced  by  M. of A. PEOPLES-STOKES, GALEF, TITUS -- Multi-Sponsored
          by -- M. of A. CORWIN, CROUCH, GLICK -- read once and referred to  the
          Committee on Governmental Operations
        AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive  law, in relation to establishing the
          "protection of victims of domestic violence act"
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1.  The executive law is amended by adding a new article 22-A
     2  to read as follows:
     3                                ARTICLE 22-A
     4                 PROTECTION OF VICTIMS OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
     5  Section 636. Short title.
     6          637. Conditions for releasing defendants  to  protective  condi-
     7                        tions.
     8    §  636.  Short  title. This article shall be known and may be cited as
     9  the "protection of victims of domestic violence act".
    10    § 637. Conditions for releasing defendants to  protective  conditions.
    11  1.  A judge may release under this section a defendant subject to condi-
    12  tions  reasonably  necessary  for  the  protection  of one or more named
    13  persons. If a judge releases under this section a defendant  subject  to
    14  protective  conditions,  the  judge shall make a finding of the need for
    15  protective conditions and inform the defendant  on  the  record,  either
    16  orally or by a writing that is personally delivered to the defendant, of
    17  the  specific  conditions  imposed  and that if the defendant violates a
    18  condition of release, he or she will be  subject  to  arrest  without  a
    19  warrant and may have his or her bail forfeited or revoked and new condi-
    20  tions of release imposed, in addition to any other penalties that may be
    21  imposed if the defendant is found in contempt of court.
    22    2.  An  order  or  amended  order issued under subdivision one of this
    23  section shall contain all of the following:
    24    (a) A statement of the defendant's full name.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD01222-01-5