New York A 5844: Prevents the overdetention of persons due to an outstanding warrant

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A05844 Summary:

BILL NOA05844 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORJackson

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §12, Cor L

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Prevents the overdetention of persons due to an outstanding warrant from another jurisdiction.

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BILL NOA05844 

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02/24/2025referred to correction

01/07/2026referred to correction

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5844

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 24, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. JACKSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee on Correction

 AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to preventing the over-
 detention of persons due to an outstanding warrant

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. The correction law is amended by adding a new section 12 to
 2 read as follows:
 3 § 12. Detention on warrant from another jurisdiction. No person shall
 4 be held in a state or local correctional facility within the state for
 5 more than 3 days after when such person would have been released from
 6 such facility if not for an outstanding warrant from another jurisdic-
 7 tion unless such state or local correctional facility was informed that
 8 the warrant is to be acted on by such other jurisdiction.
 9 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD03391-01-5

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