New York S 4967: Relates to timely release of principals on bail

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S04967 Summary:

BILL NOS04967 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORBAILEY

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §520.50, CP L

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Requires persons held in custody to be released immediately upon posting bail; requires use and acceptance of electronic signatures and records to effectuate communications relating to posting bail.

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BILL NOS04967 

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02/14/2025REFERRED TO CODES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CODES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 4967

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 February 14, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. BAILEY -- 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 release of a
 principal from custody upon proof of posting bail

 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 520.50 to read as follows:
 3 § 520.50 Release from custody.
 4 Upon proof that bail has been paid and accepted by the state of New
 5 York, by means of cash bail, an insurance company bail bond, a secured
 6 surety bond, a secured appearance bond, a partially secured surety bond,
 7 a partially secured appearance bond, an unsecured surety bond, an unse-
 8 cured appearance bond, or credit card or similar device, of the desig-
 9 nated amount, the principal must be forthwith released from custody.
 10 The court clerk shall send the release order electronically to the enti-
 11 ty in whose custody the principal has been committed. The entity in
 12 whose custody the principal has been committed shall accept an electron-
 13 ic transmission of the release order sent by the court clerk. The
 14 office of court administration shall promulgate rules and regulations to
 15 ensure compliance with the electronic signatures and records act includ-
 16 ing, but not limited to, the use of electronic signatures, records, and
 17 seals.
 18 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09118-01-5

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