STATE OF NEW YORK
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3117
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 23, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. HELMING -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to providing
that persons arrested for domestic violence shall forfeit bail when
violating an order of protection
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. The criminal procedure law is amended by adding a new
2 section 510.25 to read as follows:
3 § 510.25 Forfeiture of bail; where persons arrested for domestic
4 violence violate existing orders of protection.
5 Any individual arrested for an offense relating to domestic violence,
6 as defined in section four hundred fifty-nine-a of the social services
7 law, who violates an existing order of protection issued pursuant to the
8 following provisions of law: subdivision one of section 530.11, subpara-
9 graph (i) or (ii) of paragraph (o) of subdivision one of section 330.20,
10 section 530.12 of this chapter, orders issued pursuant to sections two
11 hundred forty and two hundred fifty-two of the domestic relations law,
12 articles four, five, six and eight of the family court act, and an order
13 of protection issued by courts of competent jurisdiction in another
14 state, territorial or tribal jurisdiction, shall forfeit any bail such
15 individual has posted.
16 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07203-01-5
