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History
- Vetoed memo.84
- Delivered to governor
- Returned to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.292
- Substituted for A8158A
- Referred to codes
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 62–0
- Ordered to third reading cal.1407
- Print number 5734a
- Amend and recommit to rules
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- Referred to rules
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Relates to charitable bail organizations
Assembly Floor Calendar · Sponsor Jeffrion Aubry
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S5734A
Title of bill
An act to amend the criminal procedure law and the insurance law, in relation to charitable bail organizations
Purpose
This bill provides the legal definition and requirements for charitable bail organizations organized for the purpose of posting cash bail for poor persons.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 of this bill adds a new subdivision 21 to section 500.10 of the criminal procedure law to define a charitable bail organization regulated under 501 (c) 3 of Title 26 of the United States Code and Article 7-A of the Executive Law.
Section 2 of this bill amends paragraph (1) of subdivision (a) of section 6801 of the insurance law to exempt charitable bail organizations from the definition of bail bond business.
Section 3 of this bill sets forth the effective date.
Justification
Occasionally, charitable groups with knowledge of particular indigent persons post bail on behalf of such persons. Since these organizations do not charge a premium or receive compensation for cash bail paid, they are unable to meet the significant fiscal burdens imposed by Insurance Law provisions that are designed to regulate for-profit corporations engaged full-time in the bail bond business.
This bill defines a charitable bail organization to ensure that only organizations that are non-profit and registered as a charity with the Office of the Attorney General may engage in this activity. It prohibits such organizations from charging a premium or receiving compensation for bail given or provided. As registered charities, such organizations are required to report their activities to the Attorney General's office. Because these organizations are governed by 501(c) 3 of Title 26 of the United States Code and related statutes, and regulated as charities pursuant to article 7-A of the Executive Law, it is not necessary to further require that they met the onerous requirements for registration as a bail bond business under the Insurance Law.
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect ninety days after it shall have become law.
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