Authorizes a court issuing a non-family offense temporary order of protection or an order of protection to direct that such order be filed with the computerized registry for orders of protection and warrants, if it is necessary to fulfill the purposes of such order; directs the superintendent of state police to include such orders on computerized registry.
NEW YORK STATE ASSEMBLY MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT OF LEGISLATION submitted in accordance with Assembly Rule III, Sec 1(f)
BILL NUMBER: A7265
SPONSOR: Pretlow TITLE OF BILL:
An act to amend the criminal procedure law and the executive law, in
relation to authorizing a court to file non-family offense temporary
orders of protection and orders of protection with the computerized
registry established for such information
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:
To permit temporary orders of protection and orders of protection for
non-family domestic violence offenses to be filed with the statewide
computerized registry of orders of protection.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends section 530.13 of the Criminal Procedure Law to permit
courts to direct that orders of protection and temporary orders of
protection of non-family domestic violence offenses be filed with the
statewide computerized registry of orders of protection.
Section 2 amends section 221-a of the executive law directing the Super-
intendent. of State Police to include such orders of protection on the
computerized registry.
EXISTING LAW:
Existing law only allows orders of protection and temporary orders of
protection for family offenses to be entered on the statewide computer-
ized registry.
JUSTIFICATION:
The landmark Family Protection and Domestic Violence intervention Act of
1994 created a framework to promote a more aggressive response to domes-
tic violence. A statewide computerized registry was established to expe-
dite communication between Family and Criminal Courts and law enforce-
ment agencies. Only orders of protection for domestic violence offenses
covered under the statutory definition of family offense, however, are
put on the registry. At least half of the victims of domestic violence
are persons outside the statutory definition of family. Orders of
protection and temporary orders of protection issued to protect these
victims should also be included on the computerized statewide registry.
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2024 01/03/24 A4775 referred to codes
2023 02/03/23 A4775 referred to codes
2021-2022 A1781 referred to codes
2019-2020 A4293 referred to codes
2017/2018 A2285 referred to codes
2011/2012 A3517 referred to codes
2009/2010 A2602 referred to codes
1997-1998 - S.7303 - Referred to Codes Committee
1999-2000 - S.1012 Passed Senate
01/13/15 referred to codes
01/06/16 referred to codes
LOCAL FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None
EFFECTIVE DATE:
The first of October next succeeding the date on which this bill becomes
a law.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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7265
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
March 21, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law and the executive law, in
relation to authorizing a court to file non-family offense temporary
orders of protection and orders of protection with the computerized
registry established for such information
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 530.13 of the criminal procedure
2 law, as amended by chapter 462 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read
3 as follows:
4 5. The court shall inquire as to the existence of any other orders of
5 protection between the defendant and the person or persons for whom the
6 order of protection is sought. An order of protection issued under this
7 section shall plainly state the date that such order expires. Orders of
8 protection issued to protect victims of domestic violence, as defined in
9 section four hundred fifty-nine-a of the social services law, shall be
10 on uniform statewide forms that shall be promulgated by the chief admin-
11 istrator of the courts in a manner to ensure the compatibility of such
12 forms with the statewide registry of orders of protection and warrants
13 established pursuant to section two hundred twenty-one-a of the execu-
14 tive law. A copy of an order of protection or a temporary order of
15 protection issued pursuant to subdivision one, two, three, or four of
16 this section shall be filed by the clerk of the court with the sheriff's
17 office in the county in which such victim or victims reside, or, if the
18 victim or victims reside within a city, with the police department of
19 such city, and shall be filed with the computerized registry of orders
20 of protection and arrest warrants established pursuant to section two
21 hundred twenty-one-a of the executive law where the court determines
22 that such filing is required to implement the purposes of such order. A
23 copy of such order of protection or temporary order of protection may
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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1 from time to time be filed by the clerk of the court with any other
2 police department or sheriff's office having jurisdiction of the resi-
3 dence, work place, and school of anyone intended to be protected by such
4 order. A copy of the order may also be filed by the victim or victims at
5 the appropriate police department or sheriff's office having jurisdic-
6 tion. Any subsequent amendment or revocation of such order shall be
7 filed in the same manner as herein provided.
8 § 2. Subdivision 1 of section 221-a of the executive law, as amended
9 by chapter 492 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
10 1. The superintendent, in consultation with the division of criminal
11 justice services, office of court administration, and the office for the
12 prevention of domestic violence, shall develop a comprehensive plan for
13 the establishment and maintenance of a statewide computerized registry
14 of all orders of protection issued pursuant to articles four, five, six,
15 eight and ten of the family court act, section 530.12 of the criminal
16 procedure law and, insofar as they involve victims of domestic violence
17 as defined by section four hundred fifty-nine-a of the social services
18 law, section 530.13 of the criminal procedure law and sections two
19 hundred forty and two hundred fifty-two of the domestic relations law
20 and those orders of protection which a court orders filed with the
21 registry pursuant to subdivision five of section 530.13 of the criminal
22 procedure law, and any warrant arising therefrom, and orders of
23 protection issued by courts of competent jurisdiction in another state,
24 territorial or tribal jurisdiction, special orders of conditions issued
25 pursuant to subparagraph (i) or (ii) of paragraph (o) of subdivision one
26 of section 330.20 of the criminal procedure law insofar as they involve
27 a victim or victims of domestic violence as defined by subdivision one
28 of section four hundred fifty-nine-a of the social services law or a
29 designated witness or witnesses to such domestic violence, and all
30 warrants issued pursuant to sections one hundred fifty-three and eight
31 hundred twenty-seven of the family court act, and arrest and bench
32 warrants as defined in subdivisions twenty-eight, twenty-nine and thirty
33 of section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law, insofar as such warrants
34 pertain to orders of protection or temporary orders of protection;
35 provided, however, that warrants issued pursuant to section one hundred
36 fifty-three of the family court act pertaining to articles three and
37 seven of such act and section 530.13 of the criminal procedure law
38 except as provided for in this subdivision shall not be included in the
39 registry. The superintendent shall establish and maintain such registry
40 for the purposes of ascertaining the existence of orders of protection,
41 temporary orders of protection, warrants and special orders of condi-
42 tions, and for enforcing the provisions of paragraph (b) of subdivision
43 four of section 140.10 of the criminal procedure law.
44 § 3. Subdivision 1 of section 221-a of the executive law, as amended
45 by chapter 427 of the laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
46 1. The superintendent, in consultation with the division of criminal
47 justice services, office of court administration, and the office for the
48 prevention of domestic violence, shall develop a comprehensive plan for
49 the establishment and maintenance of a statewide computerized registry
50 of all orders of protection issued pursuant to articles four, five, six,
51 eight and ten of the family court act, section 530.12 of the criminal
52 procedure law and, insofar as they involve victims of domestic violence
53 as defined by section four hundred fifty-nine-a of the social services
54 law, section 530.13 of the criminal procedure law and sections two
55 hundred forty and two hundred fifty-two of the domestic relations law
56 and those orders of protection which a court orders filed with the
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1 registry pursuant to subdivision five of section 530.13 of the criminal
2 procedure law, and any warrant arising therefrom, extreme risk
3 protection orders issued pursuant to article sixty-three-A of the civil
4 practice law and rules, and orders of protection issued by courts of
5 competent jurisdiction in another state, territorial or tribal jurisdic-
6 tion, special orders of conditions issued pursuant to subparagraph (i)
7 or (ii) of paragraph (o) of subdivision one of section 330.20 of the
8 criminal procedure law insofar as they involve a victim or victims of
9 domestic violence as defined by subdivision one of section four hundred
10 fifty-nine-a of the social services law or a designated witness or
11 witnesses to such domestic violence, and all warrants issued pursuant to
12 sections one hundred fifty-three and eight hundred twenty-seven of the
13 family court act, and arrest and bench warrants as defined in subdivi-
14 sions twenty-eight, twenty-nine and thirty of section 1.20 of the crimi-
15 nal procedure law, insofar as such warrants pertain to orders of
16 protection or temporary orders of protection; provided, however, that
17 warrants issued pursuant to section one hundred fifty-three of the fami-
18 ly court act pertaining to articles three and seven of such act and
19 section 530.13 of the criminal procedure law except as provided for in
20 this subdivision shall not be included in the registry. The superinten-
21 dent shall establish and maintain such registry for the purposes of
22 ascertaining the existence of orders of protection, temporary orders of
23 protection, warrants and special orders of conditions, and for enforcing
24 the provisions of paragraph (b) of subdivision four of section 140.10 of
25 the criminal procedure law.
26 § 4. This act shall take effect on the first of October next succeed-
27 ing the date on which it shall have become a law; provided, however,
28 that if chapter 427 of the laws of 2024 shall not have taken effect on
29 or before such date then section three of this act shall take effect on
30 the same date and in the same manner as such chapter of the laws of 2024
31 takes effect.
