New York A 4326: Establishes the crime of failure to retreat

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A04326 Summary:

BILL NOA04326 

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SAME ASSAME AS S00108

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SPONSORMorinello

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COSPNSRAngelino, Chang, Novakhov

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §205.40, Pen L; amd §§510.10, 530.20 & 530.40, CP L

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Establishes the crime of failure to retreat when a person who is within twenty-five feet of a police officer or peace officer engaged in the performance of their duties and the police officer or peace officer orders such person to halt or retreat and the person fails to do so immediately; requires the posting of bail.

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BILL NOA04326 

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02/04/2025referred to codes

01/07/2026referred to codes

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4326

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 4, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. MORINELLO, ANGELINO, CHANG, NOVAKHOV -- read once
 and referred to the Committee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the penal law and the criminal procedure law, in
 relation to establishing the crime of failure to retreat

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

 1 Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 205.40 to
 2 read as follows:
 3 § 205.40 Failure to retreat.
 4 A person is guilty of failure to retreat when such person is within
 5 twenty-five feet of a police officer or peace officer engaged in the
 6 performance of their duties and such police officer or peace officer
 7 orders such person to halt or retreat and the person fails to do so
 8 immediately.
 9 An individual shall not be guilty of this offense if such individual
 10 (a) suffers from a physical disability or physical injury and halting or
 11 retreating would exacerbate such disability or injury, or (b) a physical
 12 barrier makes it physically impossible for the individual to halt or
 13 retreat.
 14 Under this section, police officer and peace officer are as defined
 15 under section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law.
 16 Failure to retreat is a class D felony.
 17 § 2. Paragraphs (t) and (u) of subdivision 4 of section 510.10 of the
 18 criminal procedure law, paragraph (t) as amended and paragraph (u) as
 19 added by section 2 of subpart B of part UU of chapter 56 of the laws of
 20 2022, are amended and a new paragraph (v) is added to read as follows:
 21 (t) any felony or class A misdemeanor involving harm to an identifi-
 22 able person or property, or any charge of criminal possession of a
 23 firearm as defined in section 265.01-b of the penal law, where such
 24 charge arose from conduct occurring while the defendant was released on
 25 [his or her] their own recognizance, released under conditions, or had

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD00748-01-5

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 1 yet to be arraigned after the issuance of a desk appearance ticket for a
 2 separate felony or class A misdemeanor involving harm to an identifiable
 3 person or property, or any charge of criminal possession of a firearm as
 4 defined in section 265.01-b of the penal law, provided, however, that
 5 the prosecutor must show reasonable cause to believe that the defendant
 6 committed the instant crime and any underlying crime. For the purposes
 7 of this subparagraph, any of the underlying crimes need not be a quali-
 8 fying offense as defined in this subdivision. For the purposes of this
 9 paragraph, "harm to an identifiable person or property" shall include
 10 but not be limited to theft of or damage to property. However, based
 11 upon a review of the facts alleged in the accusatory instrument, if the
 12 court determines that such theft is negligible and does not appear to be
 13 in furtherance of other criminal activity, the principal shall be
 14 released on [his or her] their own recognizance or under appropriate
 15 non-monetary conditions; [or]
 16 (u) criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree as defined in
 17 subdivision three of section 265.02 of the penal law or criminal sale of
 18 a firearm to a minor as defined in section 265.16 of the penal law[.]