STATE OF NEW YORK
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9610
IN ASSEMBLY
January 27, 2020
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Introduced by M. of A. BLAKE -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Codes
AN ACT to amend the insurance law, in relation to charitable bail organ-
izations
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Paragraph 4 of subsection (a) and subsection (b) of section
2 6805 of the insurance law, as added by chapter 181 of the laws of 2012,
3 are amended to read as follows:
4 (4) A charitable bail organization certificate shall be valid for a
5 term of five years from issuance. At the time of application for every
6 such certificate, [and for every renewal thereof,] an applicant shall
7 pay to the superintendent a sum of [one thousand] five hundred dollars
8 payable each term or fraction of a term, provided, however, that in his
9 or her discretion, the superintendent may waive such fee.
10 (b) A charitable bail organization shall:
11 (1) only deposit money as bail in the amount of [two] ten thousand
12 dollars or less for a defendant charged with one or more [misdemeanors]
13 offenses, as defined in subdivision one of section 10.00 of the penal
14 law, provided, however, that such organization shall not execute as
15 surety any bond for any defendant;
16 (2) only deposit money as bail on behalf of a person who is financial-
17 ly unable to post bail, which may constitute a portion or the whole
18 amount of such bail; and
19 (3) [only deposit money as bail in one county in this state. Provided,
20 however, that a charitable bail organization whose principal place of
21 business is located within a city of a million or more may deposit money
22 as bail in the five counties comprising such city; and
23 (4)] not charge a premium or receive compensation for acting as a
24 charitable bail organization.
25 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately; provided that the amend-
26 ments to subsection (b) of section 6805 of the insurance law made by
27 section one of this act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it
28 shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05600-02-0