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A10076 Summary:

BILL NOA10076
 
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Amd §§510.10, 530.20 & 530.40, CP L
 
Expands qualifying offenses eligible for pretrial detention and bail.
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A10076 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          10076
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                     April 29, 2022
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. STERN -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Codes
 
        AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in  relation  to  qualifying
          offenses for pre-trial detention and bail
 
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 510.10 of the  criminal  procedure
     2  law,  as  amended  by  section 2 of part UU of chapter 56 of the laws of
     3  2020, is amended to read as follows:
     4    4. Where the principal stands charged with a qualifying  offense,  the
     5  court, unless otherwise prohibited by law, may in its discretion release
     6  the principal pending trial on the principal's own recognizance or under
     7  non-monetary  conditions,  fix  bail, or, where the defendant is charged
     8  with a qualifying offense which is a felony, the court  may  commit  the
     9  principal to the custody of the sheriff. A principal stands charged with
    10  a qualifying offense for the purposes of this subdivision when he or she
    11  stands charged with:
    12    (a) a felony enumerated in section 70.02 of the penal law[, other than
    13  robbery  in  the  second degree as defined in subdivision one of section
    14  160.10 of the penal law, provided, however, that burglary in the  second
    15  degree  as defined in subdivision two of section 140.25 of the penal law
    16  shall be a qualifying offense only where the defendant is  charged  with
    17  entering the living area of the dwelling];
    18    (b) a crime involving witness intimidation under section 215.15 of the
    19  penal law;
    20    (c)  a  crime involving witness tampering under section 215.11, 215.12
    21  or 215.13 of the penal law;
    22    (d) a class A felony defined in the penal law, provided that for class
    23  A felonies under article two hundred  twenty  of  the  penal  law,  only
    24  [class  A-I  felonies]  offenses  defined  in  sections  220.18, 220.21,
    25  220.41, 220.43, 220.44 and 220.77 of such law shall  be  [a]  qualifying
    26  [offense] offenses;
    27    (e) a sex trafficking offense defined in section 230.34 or 230.34-a of
    28  the  penal  law, or a felony sex offense defined in section 70.80 of the
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14636-01-2

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     1  penal law, [or a crime involving] incest in the third degree as  defined
     2  in  section  255.25[,  255.26 or 255.27] of such law, [or] a misdemeanor
     3  defined in article one hundred thirty of such law,  promoting  prostitu-
     4  tion  in the first degree as defined in section 230.32 of the penal law,
     5  or compelling prostitution as defined in section  230.33  of  the  penal
     6  law;
     7    (f)  conspiracy  in  the second degree as defined in section 105.15 of
     8  the penal law, where the underlying allegation of such  charge  is  that
     9  the  defendant  conspired  to commit a class A felony defined in article
    10  one hundred twenty-five of the penal law, criminal solicitation  in  the
    11  first  degree  as defined in section 100.13 of the penal law or criminal
    12  facilitation in the first degree as defined in  section  115.08  of  the
    13  penal law;
    14    (g)  money  laundering  in support of terrorism in the first degree as
    15  defined in section 470.24 of the penal law; money laundering in  support
    16  of  terrorism  in  the second degree as defined in section 470.23 of the
    17  penal law; money laundering in support of terrorism in the third  degree
    18  as  defined  in  section  470.22  of  the penal law; money laundering in
    19  support of terrorism in the fourth degree as defined in  section  470.21
    20  of  the  penal law; or a felony crime of terrorism as defined in article
    21  four hundred ninety of the penal law, other than the  crime  defined  in
    22  section 490.20 of such law;
    23    (h)  criminal  contempt in the second degree as defined in subdivision
    24  three of section 215.50 of the penal law, criminal contempt in the first
    25  degree as defined in subdivision (b), (c) or (d) of  section  215.51  of
    26  the  penal  law  or  aggravated  criminal contempt as defined in section
    27  215.52 of the penal law, and the underlying allegation of such charge of
    28  criminal contempt in the second degree, criminal contempt in  the  first
    29  degree  or aggravated criminal contempt is that the defendant violated a
    30  duly served order of protection where the protected party is a member of
    31  the defendant's same family or household as defined in  subdivision  one
    32  of section 530.11 of this title;
    33    (i)  prostitution in a school zone as defined in section 230.03 of the
    34  penal law, promoting prostitution in a school zone as defined in section
    35  230.19 of the penal law, facilitating a sexual performance  by  a  child
    36  with  a  controlled substance or alcohol as defined in section 263.30 of
    37  the penal law, use of a child in a  sexual  performance  as  defined  in
    38  section 263.05 of the penal law [or], patronizing a person for prostitu-
    39  tion  in  a  school  zone as defined in section 230.08 of the penal law,
    40  luring a child as defined in subdivision one of section  120.70  of  the
    41  penal law, promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child as defined
    42  in  section 263.10 of the penal law [or], promoting a sexual performance
    43  by a child as defined in section 263.15 of the penal law, possessing  an
    44  obscene  sexual  performance  by a child as defined in section 263.11 of
    45  the penal law, or possessing a sexual performance by a child as  defined
    46  in section 263.16 of the penal law;
    47    (j)  any  crime that is alleged to have caused the death of or serious
    48  physical injury to another person;
    49    (k) criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation as  defined
    50  in  section  121.11 of the penal law, strangulation in the second degree
    51  as defined in section 121.12 of the penal law or  unlawful  imprisonment
    52  in  the  first degree as defined in section 135.10 of the penal law, and
    53  is alleged to have committed the offense against a member of the defend-
    54  ant's same family or household as defined in subdivision one of  section
    55  530.11 of this title;

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     1    (l) aggravated vehicular assault as defined in section 120.04-a of the
     2  penal law or vehicular assault in the first degree as defined in section
     3  120.04 of the penal law;
     4    (m)  assault  in  the third degree as defined in section 120.00 of the
     5  penal law or arson in the third degree as defined in section  150.10  of
     6  the penal law[, when such crime is charged as a hate crime as defined in
     7  section 485.05 of the penal law];
     8    (n)  aggravated  assault  upon  a person less than eleven years old as
     9  defined in section 120.12 of the penal law or criminal possession  of  a
    10  weapon  on  school  grounds  as defined in section 265.01-a of the penal
    11  law;
    12    (o) grand larceny in the first degree as defined in section 155.42  of
    13  the penal law, enterprise corruption as defined in section 460.20 of the
    14  penal law, or money laundering in the first degree as defined in section
    15  470.20 of the penal law;
    16    (p)  failure  to  register  as  a sex offender pursuant to section one
    17  hundred sixty-eight-t of the correction law or endangering  the  welfare
    18  of  a child as defined in subdivision one of section 260.10 of the penal
    19  law, where the defendant is  required  to  maintain  registration  under
    20  article  six-C of the correction law and designated a level three offen-
    21  der pursuant to subdivision six of section one hundred sixty-eight-l  of
    22  the correction law;
    23    (q)  a  crime  involving  bail jumping under section 215.55, 215.56 or
    24  215.57 of the penal law, or a  crime  involving  escaping  from  custody
    25  under section 205.05, 205.10 or 205.15 of the penal law;
    26    (r)  any  felony  offense  committed  by the principal while serving a
    27  sentence of probation or while released to post release supervision;
    28    (s) a felony, where the defendant qualifies  for  sentencing  on  such
    29  charge  as a persistent felony offender pursuant to section 70.10 of the
    30  penal law; [or]
    31    (t) any felony or class A misdemeanor involving harm to  an  identifi-
    32  able  person or property, where such charge arose from conduct occurring
    33  while the defendant was released on  his  or  her  own  recognizance  or
    34  released  under  conditions for a separate felony or class A misdemeanor
    35  involving harm to an identifiable person or property, provided, however,
    36  that the prosecutor must show  reasonable  cause  to  believe  that  the
    37  defendant  committed the instant crime and any underlying crime. For the
    38  purposes of this subparagraph, any of the underlying crimes need not  be
    39  a qualifying offense as defined in this subdivision[.];
    40    (u)  obstructing  governmental  administration in the second degree as
    41  defined in section 195.05 of the penal law, killing or injuring a police
    42  animal as defined in section 195.06 of the penal law, killing  a  police
    43  work  dog  or  police  work  horse as defined in section 195.06-a of the
    44  penal law, obstructing governmental administration in the  first  degree
    45  as defined in section 195.07, obstructing governmental administration by
    46  means  of  a  self-defense  spray  device  as defined in section 195.08,
    47  bribery in the first degree as defined in section 200.04  of  the  penal
    48  law, bribe receiving in the first degree as defined in section 200.12 of
    49  the  penal  law,  bribe  giving  for public office as defined in section
    50  200.45 of the penal law,  promoting  prison  contraband  in  the  second
    51  degree  as  defined in section 205.20 of the penal law, promoting prison
    52  contraband in the first degree as defined in section 205.25 of the penal
    53  law, resisting arrest as defined in section 205.30  of  the  penal  law,
    54  hindering  prosecution  in the first degree as defined in section 205.65
    55  of the penal law, tampering with a juror in the first degree as  defined

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     1  in  section  215.25 of the penal law or tampering with physical evidence
     2  as defined in section 215.40 of the penal law;
     3    (v) public sensibilities and the right to privacy including aggravated
     4  harassment in the first degree as defined in section 240.31 of the penal
     5  law  or  directing a laser at an aircraft in the first degree as defined
     6  in section 240.77 of the penal law;
     7    (w) criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree as defined in
     8  section 265.01 of the penal law, criminal sale of a firearm to  a  minor
     9  as  defined  in  section  265.16  of the penal law, criminal purchase or
    10  disposal of a weapon as defined in section 265.17 of the penal  law,  or
    11  aggravated  criminal possession of a weapon as defined in section 265.19
    12  of the penal law;
    13    (x) aggravated cruelty to animals as defined in section three  hundred
    14  fifty-three-a of the agriculture and markets law, overdriving, torturing
    15  and injuring animals; failure to provide proper sustenance as defined in
    16  section three hundred fifty-three of the agriculture and markets law, or
    17  animal  fighting  as  defined  in section three hundred fifty-one of the
    18  agriculture and markets law;
    19    (y) a hate crime as defined in section 485.05 of the penal law;
    20    (z) any of the following offenses where the defendant is  required  to
    21  maintain  registration  under  article  six-C  of the correction law and
    22  designated a level two or level three offender pursuant  to  subdivision
    23  six  of  section one hundred sixty-eight-l of the correction law: endan-
    24  gering the welfare of a child as defined in section 260.10 of the  penal
    25  law;  public  lewdness  as  defined  in section 245.00 of the penal law;
    26  exposure of a person as defined in section  245.01  of  the  penal  law;
    27  public  lewdness in the first degree as defined in section 245.03 of the
    28  penal law;
    29    (a-1) reckless assault of a child by a  child  day  care  provider  as
    30  defined  in  section  120.01  of  the  penal law, stalking in the fourth
    31  degree as defined in section 120.45 of the penal law,  stalking  in  the
    32  third  degree as defined in section 120.50 of the penal law, stalking in
    33  the second degree as defined in section 120.55 of the penal law,  crimi-
    34  nally  negligent homicide as defined in section 125.10 of the penal law,
    35  vehicular manslaughter in the second degree as defined in section 125.12
    36  of the penal law, vehicular manslaughter in the first degree as  defined
    37  in  section  125.13  of  the penal law, aggravated vehicular homicide as
    38  defined in section 125.14 of the penal law, manslaughter in  the  second
    39  degree  as  defined  in section 125.15 of the penal law, coercion in the
    40  first degree as defined in section 135.65 of the penal law, burglary  in
    41  the third degree as defined in section 140.20 of the penal law, arson in
    42  the fourth degree as defined in section 150.05 of the penal law, robbery
    43  in  the  third  degree as defined in section 160.05 of the penal law, or
    44  criminal possession of a firearm as defined in section 265.01-b  of  the
    45  penal law;
    46    (b-1) an aggravated family offense as defined in section 240.75 of the
    47  penal law;
    48    (c-1) any felony or class A misdemeanor involving harm to an identifi-
    49  able  person or property, where such charge arose from conduct occurring
    50  while the defendant was engaging in a riot as  defined  in  article  two
    51  hundred forty of the penal law;
    52    (d-1)  use  of  a  child  to  commit a controlled substance offense as
    53  defined in section 220.28 of the  penal  law  and  criminal  sale  of  a
    54  controlled  substance  to  a  child  as defined in section 220.48 of the
    55  penal law; or

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     1    (e-1) any crime in violation of article two hundred sixty-five of  the
     2  penal law involving the use of a machine-gun, firearm silencer, firearm,
     3  rifle,  shotgun,  disguised  gun  or  assault  weapon, as such terms are
     4  defined in section 265.00 of the penal law.
     5    §  2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 530.20 of the criminal
     6  procedure law, as amended by section 3 of part UU of chapter 56  of  the
     7  laws of 2020, is amended to read as follows:
     8    (b)  Where the principal stands charged with a qualifying offense, the
     9  court, unless otherwise prohibited by law, may in its discretion release
    10  the principal pending trial on the principal's own recognizance or under
    11  non-monetary conditions, fix bail, or, where the  defendant  is  charged
    12  with  a  qualifying  offense which is a felony, the court may commit the
    13  principal to the custody of the sheriff. The  court  shall  explain  its
    14  choice of release, release with conditions, bail or remand on the record
    15  or in writing. A principal stands charged with a qualifying offense when
    16  he or she stands charged with:
    17    (i) a felony enumerated in section 70.02 of the penal law[, other than
    18  robbery  in  the  second degree as defined in subdivision one of section
    19  160.10 of the penal law, provided, however, that burglary in the  second
    20  degree  as defined in subdivision two of section 140.25 of the penal law
    21  shall be a qualifying offense only where the defendant is  charged  with
    22  entering the living area of the dwelling];
    23    (ii)  a  crime  involving witness intimidation under section 215.15 of
    24  the penal law;
    25    (iii) a crime involving witness tampering under section 215.11, 215.12
    26  or 215.13 of the penal law;
    27    (iv) a class A felony defined in the penal  law,  provided,  that  for
    28  class  A  felonies  under  article  two hundred twenty of such law, only
    29  [class A-I  felonies]  offenses  defined  in  sections  220.18,  220.21,
    30  220.41,  220.43,  220.44  and 220.77 of such law shall be [a] qualifying
    31  [offense] offenses;
    32    (v) a sex trafficking offense defined in section 230.34 or 230.34-a of
    33  the penal law, or a felony sex offense defined in section 70.80  of  the
    34  penal  law [or a crime involving], incest in the third degree as defined
    35  in section 255.25[, 255.26 or 255.27] of  such  law,  or  a  misdemeanor
    36  defined  in article one hundred thirty of such law; or promoting prosti-
    37  tution in the first degree as defined in section  230.32  of  the  penal
    38  law,  compelling  prostitution as defined in section 230.33 of the penal
    39  law;
    40    (vi) conspiracy in the second degree as defined in section  105.15  of
    41  the  penal  law,  where the underlying allegation of such charge is that
    42  the defendant conspired to commit a class A felony  defined  in  article
    43  one  hundred  twenty-five of the penal law, criminal solicitation in the
    44  first degree as defined in section 100.13 of the penal law  or  criminal
    45  facilitation  in  the  first  degree as defined in section 115.08 of the
    46  penal law;
    47    (vii) money laundering in support of terrorism in the first degree  as
    48  defined  in section 470.24 of the penal law; money laundering in support
    49  of terrorism in the second degree as defined in section  470.23  of  the
    50  penal  law; money laundering in support of terrorism in the third degree
    51  as defined in section 470.22 of  the  penal  law;  money  laundering  in
    52  support  of  terrorism in the fourth degree as defined in section 470.21
    53  of the penal law; or a felony crime of terrorism as defined  in  article
    54  four  hundred  ninety  of the penal law, other than the crime defined in
    55  section 490.20 of such law;

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     1    (viii) criminal contempt in the second degree as defined  in  subdivi-
     2  sion  three of section 215.50 of the penal law, criminal contempt in the
     3  first degree as defined in subdivision (b), (c) or (d) of section 215.51
     4  of the penal law or aggravated criminal contempt as defined  in  section
     5  215.52 of the penal law, and the underlying allegation of such charge of
     6  criminal  contempt  in the second degree, criminal contempt in the first
     7  degree or aggravated criminal contempt is that the defendant violated  a
     8  duly served order of protection where the protected party is a member of
     9  the  defendant's  same family or household as defined in subdivision one
    10  of section 530.11 of this article;
    11    (ix) prostitution in a school zone as defined in section 230.03 of the
    12  penal law, promoting prostitution in a school zone as defined in section
    13  230.19 of the penal law, facilitating a sexual performance  by  a  child
    14  with  a  controlled substance or alcohol as defined in section 263.30 of
    15  the penal law, use of a child in a  sexual  performance  as  defined  in
    16  section 263.05 of the penal law [or], patronizing a person for prostitu-
    17  tion  in  a  school  zone as defined in section 230.08 of the penal law,
    18  luring a child as defined in subdivision one of section  120.70  of  the
    19  penal law, promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child as defined
    20  in  section 263.10 of the penal law [or], promoting a sexual performance
    21  by a child as defined in section 263.15 of the penal law, possessing  an
    22  obscene  sexual  performance  by a child as defined in section 263.11 of
    23  the penal law, or possessing a sexual performance by a child as  defined
    24  in section 263.16 of the penal law;
    25    (x)  any  crime that is alleged to have caused the death of or serious
    26  physical injury to another person;
    27    (xi) criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation as defined
    28  in section 121.11 of the penal law, strangulation in the  second  degree
    29  as  defined  in section 121.12 of the penal law or unlawful imprisonment
    30  in the first degree as defined in section 135.10 of the penal  law,  and
    31  is alleged to have committed the offense against a member of the defend-
    32  ant's  same family or household as defined in subdivision one of section
    33  530.11 of this article;
    34    (xii) aggravated vehicular assault as defined in section  120.04-a  of
    35  the  penal  law  or  vehicular assault in the first degree as defined in
    36  section 120.04 of the penal law;
    37    (xiii) assault in the third degree as defined in section 120.00 of the
    38  penal law or arson in the third degree as defined in section  150.10  of
    39  the penal law[, when such crime is charged as a hate crime as defined in
    40  section 485.05 of the penal law];
    41    (xiv)  aggravated  assault upon a person less than eleven years old as
    42  defined in section 120.12 of the penal law or criminal possession  of  a
    43  weapon  on  school  grounds  as defined in section 265.01-a of the penal
    44  law;
    45    (xv) grand larceny in the first degree as defined in section 155.42 of
    46  the penal law, enterprise corruption as defined in section 460.20 of the
    47  penal law, or money laundering in the first degree as defined in section
    48  470.20 of the penal law;
    49    (xvi) failure to register as a sex offender pursuant  to  section  one
    50  hundred  sixty-eight-t  of the correction law or endangering the welfare
    51  of a child as defined in subdivision one of section 260.10 of the  penal
    52  law,  where  the  defendant  is  required to maintain registration under
    53  article six-C of the correction law and designated a level three  offen-
    54  der  pursuant to subdivision six of section one hundred sixty-eight-l of
    55  the correction law;

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     1    (xvii) a crime involving bail jumping under section 215.55, 215.56  or
     2  215.57  of  the  penal  law,  or a crime involving escaping from custody
     3  under section 205.05, 205.10 or 205.15 of the penal law;
     4    (xviii)  any felony offense committed by the principal while serving a
     5  sentence of probation or while released to post release supervision;
     6    (xix) a felony, where the defendant qualifies for sentencing  on  such
     7  charge  as a persistent felony offender pursuant to section 70.10 of the
     8  penal law; [or]
     9    (xx) any felony or class A misdemeanor involving harm to an  identifi-
    10  able  person or property, where such charge arose from conduct occurring
    11  while the defendant was released on  his  or  her  own  recognizance  or
    12  released  under  conditions for a separate felony or class A misdemeanor
    13  involving harm to an identifiable person or property, provided, however,
    14  that the prosecutor must show  reasonable  cause  to  believe  that  the
    15  defendant  committed the instant crime and any underlying crime. For the
    16  purposes of this subparagraph, any of the underlying crimes need not  be
    17  a qualifying offense as defined in this subdivision[.];
    18    (xxi)  obstructing governmental administration in the second degree as
    19  defined in section 195.05 of the penal law, killing or injuring a police
    20  animal as defined in section 195.06 of the penal law, killing  a  police
    21  work  dog  or  police  work  horse as defined in section 195.06-a of the
    22  penal law, obstructing governmental administration in the  first  degree
    23  as defined in section 195.07, obstructing governmental administration by
    24  means  of  a  self-defense  spray  device  as defined in section 195.08,
    25  bribery in the first degree as defined in section 200.04  of  the  penal
    26  law, bribe receiving in the first degree as defined in section 200.12 of
    27  the  penal  law,  bribe  giving  for public office as defined in section
    28  200.45 of the penal law,  promoting  prison  contraband  in  the  second
    29  degree  as  defined in section 205.20 of the penal law, promoting prison
    30  contraband in the first degree as defined in section 205.25 of the penal
    31  law, resisting arrest as defined in section 205.30  of  the  penal  law,
    32  hindering  prosecution  in the first degree as defined in section 205.65
    33  of the penal law, tampering with a juror in the first degree as  defined
    34  in  section  215.25 of the penal law or tampering with physical evidence
    35  as defined in section 215.40 of the penal law;
    36    (xxii) public sensibilities and the right to privacy including  aggra-
    37  vated harassment in the first degree as defined in section 240.31 of the
    38  penal  law  or  directing  a laser at an aircraft in the first degree as
    39  defined in section 240.77 of the penal law;
    40    (xxiii) criminal possession of  a  weapon  in  the  fourth  degree  as
    41  defined  in  section 265.01 of the penal law, criminal sale of a firearm
    42  to a minor as defined in section  265.16  of  the  penal  law,  criminal
    43  purchase  or  disposal  of  a weapon as defined in section 265.17 of the
    44  penal law, or aggravated criminal possession of a weapon as  defined  in
    45  section 265.19 of the penal law;
    46    (xxiv)  aggravated  cruelty  to  animals  as  defined in section three
    47  hundred fifty-three-a of the agriculture and markets  law,  overdriving,
    48  torturing  and injuring animals; failure to provide proper sustenance as
    49  defined in section three hundred  fifty-three  of  the  agriculture  and
    50  markets  law,  or  animal  fighting  as defined in section three hundred
    51  fifty-one of the agriculture and markets law;
    52    (xxv) a hate crime as defined in section 485.05 of the penal law;
    53    (xxvi) any of the following offenses where the defendant  is  required
    54  to  maintain  registration under article six-C of the correction law and
    55  designated a level two or level three offender pursuant  to  subdivision
    56  six  of  section one hundred sixty-eight-l of the correction law: endan-

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     1  gering the welfare of a child as defined in section 260.10 of the  penal
     2  law;  public  lewdness  as  defined  in section 245.00 of the penal law;
     3  exposure of a person as defined in section  245.01  of  the  penal  law;
     4  public  lewdness in the first degree as defined in section 245.03 of the
     5  penal law;
     6    (xxvii) reckless assault of a child by a child day  care  provider  as
     7  defined  in  section  120.01  of  the  penal law, stalking in the fourth
     8  degree as defined in section 120.45 of the penal law,  stalking  in  the
     9  third  degree as defined in section 120.50 of the penal law, stalking in
    10  the second degree as defined in section 120.55 of the penal law,  crimi-
    11  nally  negligent homicide as defined in section 125.10 of the penal law,
    12  vehicular manslaughter in the second degree as defined in section 125.12
    13  of the penal law, vehicular manslaughter in the first degree as  defined
    14  in  section  125.13  of  the penal law, aggravated vehicular homicide as
    15  defined in section 125.14 of the penal law, manslaughter in  the  second
    16  degree  as  defined  in section 125.15 of the penal law, coercion in the
    17  first degree as defined in section 135.65 of the penal law, burglary  in
    18  the third degree as defined in section 140.20 of the penal law, arson in
    19  the fourth degree as defined in section 150.05 of the penal law, robbery
    20  in  the  third  degree as defined in section 160.05 of the penal law, or
    21  criminal possession of a firearm as defined in section 265.01-b  of  the
    22  penal law;
    23    (xxviii)  an aggravated family offense as defined in section 240.75 of
    24  the penal law;
    25    (xxix) any felony or class A misdemeanor involving harm  to  an  iden-
    26  tifiable person or property, where such charge arose from conduct occur-
    27  ring  while  the  defendant was engaging in a riot as defined in article
    28  two hundred forty of the penal law;
    29    (xxx) use of a child to  commit  a  controlled  substance  offense  as
    30  defined  in  section  220.28  of  the  penal  law and criminal sale of a
    31  controlled substance to a child as defined  in  section  220.48  of  the
    32  penal law; or
    33    (xxxi) any crime in violation of article two hundred sixty-five of the
    34  penal law involving the use of a machine-gun, firearm silencer, firearm,
    35  rifle,  shotgun,  disguised  gun  or  assault  weapon, as such terms are
    36  defined in section 265.00 of the penal law.
    37    § 3. Subdivision 4 of section 530.40 of the criminal procedure law, as
    38  added by section 4 of part UU of chapter 56 of  the  laws  of  2020,  is
    39  amended to read as follows:
    40    4.  Where  the principal stands charged with a qualifying offense, the
    41  court, unless otherwise prohibited by law, may in its discretion release
    42  the principal pending trial on the principal's own recognizance or under
    43  non-monetary conditions, fix bail, or, where the  defendant  is  charged
    44  with  a  qualifying  offense which is a felony, the court may commit the
    45  principal to the custody of the sheriff. The  court  shall  explain  its
    46  choice of release, release with conditions, bail or remand on the record
    47  or  in writing. A principal stands charged with a qualifying offense for
    48  the purposes of this subdivision when he or she stands charged with:
    49    (a) a felony enumerated in section 70.02 of the penal law[, other than
    50  robbery in the second degree as defined in subdivision  one  of  section
    51  160.10  of the penal law, provided, however, that burglary in the second
    52  degree as defined in subdivision two of section 140.25 of the penal  law
    53  shall  be  a qualifying offense only where the defendant is charged with
    54  entering the living area of the dwelling];
    55    (b) a crime involving witness intimidation under section 215.15 of the
    56  penal law;

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     1    (c) a crime involving witness tampering under section  215.11,  215.12
     2  or 215.13 of the penal law;
     3    (d) a class A felony defined in the penal law, provided that for class
     4  A felonies under article two hundred twenty of such law, only [class A-I
     5  felonies]  offenses  defined in sections 220.18, 220.21, 220.41, 220.43,
     6  220.44 and  220.77  of  such  law  shall  be  [a]  qualifying  [offense]
     7  offenses;
     8    (e) a sex trafficking offense defined in section 230.34 or 230.34-a of
     9  the  penal  law, or a felony sex offense defined in section 70.80 of the
    10  penal law [or a crime involving], incest in the third degree as  defined
    11  in  section  255.25[,  255.26 or 255.27] of such law, [or] a misdemeanor
    12  defined in article one hundred thirty of such law; or promoting  prosti-
    13  tution  in  the  first  degree as defined in section 230.32 of the penal
    14  law,  or compelling prostitution as defined in  section  230.33  of  the
    15  penal law;
    16    (f)  conspiracy  in  the second degree as defined in section 105.15 of
    17  the penal law, where the underlying allegation of such  charge  is  that
    18  the  defendant  conspired  to commit a class A felony defined in article
    19  one hundred twenty-five of the penal law, criminal solicitation  in  the
    20  first  degree  as defined in section 100.13 of the penal law or criminal
    21  facilitation in the first degree as defined in  section  115.08  of  the
    22  penal law;
    23    (g)  money  laundering  in support of terrorism in the first degree as
    24  defined in section 470.24 of the penal law; money laundering in  support
    25  of  terrorism  in  the second degree as defined in section 470.23 of the
    26  penal law; money laundering in support of terrorism in the third  degree
    27  as  defined  in  section  470.22  of  the penal law; money laundering in
    28  support of terrorism in the fourth degree as defined in  section  470.21
    29  of  the  penal law; or a felony crime of terrorism as defined in article
    30  four hundred ninety of the penal law, other than the  crime  defined  in
    31  section 490.20 of such law;
    32    (h)  criminal  contempt in the second degree as defined in subdivision
    33  three of section 215.50 of the penal law, criminal contempt in the first
    34  degree as defined in subdivision (b), (c) or (d) of  section  215.51  of
    35  the  penal  law  or  aggravated  criminal contempt as defined in section
    36  215.52 of the penal law, and the underlying allegation of such charge of
    37  criminal contempt in the second degree, criminal contempt in  the  first
    38  degree  or aggravated criminal contempt is that the defendant violated a
    39  duly served order of protection where the protected party is a member of
    40  the defendant's same family or household as defined in  subdivision  one
    41  of section 530.11 of this article;
    42    (i)  prostitution in a school zone as defined in section 230.03 of the
    43  penal law, promoting prostitution in a school zone as defined in section
    44  230.19 of the penal law, facilitating a sexual performance  by  a  child
    45  with  a  controlled substance or alcohol as defined in section 263.30 of
    46  the penal law, use of a child in a  sexual  performance  as  defined  in
    47  section 263.05 of the penal law [or], patronizing a person for prostitu-
    48  tion  in  a  school  zone as defined in section 230.08 of the penal law,
    49  luring a child as defined in subdivision one of section  120.70  of  the
    50  penal law, promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child as defined
    51  in  section 263.10 of the penal law or promoting a sexual performance by
    52  a child as defined in section 263.15 of the  penal  law,  possessing  an
    53  obscene  sexual  performance  by a child as defined in section 263.11 of
    54  the penal law,  or possessing a sexual performance by a child as defined
    55  in section 263.16 of the penal law;

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     1    (j) any crime that is alleged to have caused  the  death  or  physical
     2  injury of another person;
     3    (k)  criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation as defined
     4  in section 121.11 of the penal law, strangulation in the  second  degree
     5  as  defined  in section 121.12 of the penal law or unlawful imprisonment
     6  in the first degree as defined in section 135.10 of the penal  law,  and
     7  is alleged to have committed the offense against a member of the defend-
     8  ant's  same family or household as defined in subdivision one of section
     9  530.11 of this article;
    10    (l) aggravated vehicular assault as defined in section 120.04-a of the
    11  penal law or vehicular assault in the first degree as defined in section
    12  120.04 of the penal law;
    13    (m) assault in the third degree as defined in section  120.00  of  the
    14  penal  law  or arson in the third degree as defined in section 150.10 of
    15  the penal law[, when such crime is charged as a hate crime as defined in
    16  section 485.05 of the penal law];
    17    (n) aggravated assault upon a person less than  eleven  years  old  as
    18  defined  in  section 120.12 of the penal law or criminal possession of a
    19  weapon on school grounds as defined in section  265.01-a  of  the  penal
    20  law;
    21    (o)  grand larceny in the first degree as defined in section 155.42 of
    22  the penal law, enterprise corruption as defined in section 460.20 of the
    23  penal law, or money laundering in the first degree as defined in section
    24  470.20 of the penal law;
    25    (p) failure to register as a sex  offender  pursuant  to  section  one
    26  hundred  sixty-eight-t  of the correction law or endangering the welfare
    27  of a child as defined in subdivision one of section 260.10 of the  penal
    28  law,  where  the  defendant  is  required to maintain registration under
    29  article six-C of the correction law and designated a level three  offen-
    30  der  pursuant to subdivision six of section one hundred sixty-eight-l of
    31  the correction law;
    32    (q) a crime involving bail jumping under  section  215.55,  215.56  or
    33  215.57  of  the  penal  law,  or a crime involving escaping from custody
    34  under section 205.05, 205.10 or 205.15 of the penal law;
    35    (r) any felony offense committed by  the  principal  while  serving  a
    36  sentence of probation or while released to post release supervision;
    37    (s)  a  felony,  where  the defendant qualifies for sentencing on such
    38  charge as a persistent felony offender pursuant to section 70.10 of  the
    39  penal law; [or]
    40    (t)  any  felony or class A misdemeanor involving harm to an identifi-
    41  able person or property, where such charge arose from conduct  occurring
    42  while  the  defendant  was  released  on  his or her own recognizance or
    43  released under conditions for a separate felony or class  A  misdemeanor
    44  involving harm to an identifiable person or property, provided, however,
    45  that  the  prosecutor  must  show  reasonable  cause to believe that the
    46  defendant committed the instant crime and any underlying crime. For  the
    47  purposes  of this subparagraph, any of the underlying crimes need not be
    48  a qualifying offense as defined in this subdivision[.];
    49    (u) obstructing governmental administration in the  second  degree  as
    50  defined in section 195.05 of the penal law, killing or injuring a police
    51  animal  as  defined in section 195.06 of the penal law, killing a police
    52  work dog or police work horse as defined  in  section  195.06-a  of  the
    53  penal  law,  obstructing governmental administration in the first degree
    54  as defined in section 195.07, obstructing governmental administration by
    55  means of a self-defense spray  device  as  defined  in  section  195.08,
    56  bribery  in  the  first degree as defined in section 200.04 of the penal

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     1  law, bribe receiving in the first degree as defined in section 200.12 of
     2  the penal law, bribe giving for public  office  as  defined  in  section
     3  200.45  of  the  penal  law,  promoting  prison contraband in the second
     4  degree  as  defined in section 205.20 of the penal law, promoting prison
     5  contraband in the first degree as defined in section 205.25 of the penal
     6  law, resisting arrest as defined in section 205.30  of  the  penal  law,
     7  hindering  prosecution  in the first degree as defined in section 205.65
     8  of the penal law, tampering with a juror in the first degree as  defined
     9  in  section  215.25 of the penal law or tampering with physical evidence
    10  as defined in section 215.40 of the penal law;
    11    (v) public sensibilities and the right to privacy including aggravated
    12  harassment in the first degree as defined in section 240.31 of the penal
    13  law or directing a laser at an aircraft in the first degree  as  defined
    14  in section 240.77 of the penal law;
    15    (w) criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree as defined in
    16  section  265.01  of the penal law, criminal sale of a firearm to a minor
    17  as defined in section 265.16 of the  penal  law,  criminal  purchase  or
    18  disposal  of  a weapon as defined in section 265.17 of the penal law, or
    19  aggravated criminal possession of a weapon as defined in section  265.19
    20  of the penal law;
    21    (x)  aggravated cruelty to animals as defined in section three hundred
    22  fifty-three-a of the agriculture and markets law, overdriving, torturing
    23  and injuring animals; failure to provide proper sustenance as defined in
    24  section three hundred fifty-three of the agriculture and markets law, or
    25  animal fighting as defined in section three  hundred  fifty-one  of  the
    26  agriculture and markets law;
    27    (y) a hate crime as defined in section 485.05 of the penal law;
    28    (z)  any  of the following offenses where the defendant is required to
    29  maintain registration under article six-C  of  the  correction  law  and
    30  designated  a  level two or level three offender pursuant to subdivision
    31  six of section one hundred sixty-eight-l of the correction law:   endan-
    32  gering  the welfare of a child as defined in section 260.10 of the penal
    33  law; public lewdness as defined in section  245.00  of  the  penal  law;
    34  exposure  of  a  person  as  defined in section 245.01 of the penal law;
    35  public lewdness in the first degree as defined in section 245.03 of  the
    36  penal law;
    37    (a-1)  reckless  assault  of  a  child by a child day care provider as
    38  defined in section 120.01 of the  penal  law,  stalking  in  the  fourth
    39  degree  as  defined  in section 120.45 of the penal law, stalking in the
    40  third degree as defined in section 120.50 of the penal law, stalking  in
    41  the  second degree as defined in section 120.55 of the penal law, crimi-
    42  nally negligent homicide as defined in section 125.10 of the penal  law,
    43  vehicular manslaughter in the second degree as defined in section 125.12
    44  of  the penal law, vehicular manslaughter in the first degree as defined
    45  in section 125.13 of the penal law,  aggravated  vehicular  homicide  as
    46  defined  in  section 125.14 of the penal law, manslaughter in the second
    47  degree as defined in section 125.15 of the penal law,  coercion  in  the
    48  first  degree as defined in section 135.65 of the penal law, burglary in
    49  the third degree as defined in section 140.20 of the penal law, arson in
    50  the fourth degree as defined in section 150.05 of the penal law, robbery
    51  in the third degree as defined in section 160.05 of the  penal  law,  or
    52  criminal  possession  of a firearm as defined in section 265.01-b of the
    53  penal law;
    54    (b-1) an aggravated family offense as defined in section 240.75 of the
    55  penal law;

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     1    (c-1) any felony or class A misdemeanor involving harm to an identifi-
     2  able person or property, where such charge arose from conduct  occurring
     3  while  the  defendant  was  engaging in a riot as defined in article two
     4  hundred forty of the penal law;
     5    (d-1)  use  of  a  child  to  commit a controlled substance offense as
     6  defined in section 220.28 of the  penal  law  and  criminal  sale  of  a
     7  controlled  substance  to  a  child  as defined in section 220.48 of the
     8  penal law; or
     9    (e-1) any crime in violation of article two hundred sixty-five of  the
    10  penal law involving the use of a machine-gun, firearm silencer, firearm,
    11  rifle,  shotgun,  disguised  gun  or  assault  weapon, as such terms are
    12  defined in section 265.00 of the penal law.
    13    § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
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