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S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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10469
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 6, 2026
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Introduced by M. of A. WALSH -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Judiciary
AN ACT to amend the family court act and the criminal procedure law, in
relation to orders of protection
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Paragraphs (e) and (f) of subdivision 1 of section 812 of
2 the family court act, as amended by chapter 541 of the laws of 2024, are
3 amended and a new paragraph (g) is added to read as follows:
4 (e) persons who are not related by consanguinity or affinity and who
5 are or have been in an intimate relationship regardless of whether such
6 persons have lived together at any time. Factors the court may consider
7 in determining whether a relationship is an "intimate relationship"
8 include but are not limited to: the nature or type of relationship,
9 regardless of whether the relationship is sexual in nature; the frequen-
10 cy of interaction between the persons; and the duration of the relation-
11 ship. Neither a casual acquaintance nor ordinary fraternization between
12 two individuals in business or social contexts shall be deemed to
13 constitute an "intimate relationship"; [and]
14 (f) persons who are related by consanguinity or affinity to parties
15 who are or have been in an intimate relationship as defined in paragraph
16 (e) of this subdivision[.]; AND
17 (G) PERSONS WHO ARE NOT RELATED BY CONSANGUINITY OR AFFINITY, WHERE
18 ONE SUCH PERSON IS THE SPOUSE OR INTIMATE PARTNER OF SUCH OTHER PERSON'S
19 FORMER SPOUSE OR FORMER INTIMATE PARTNER. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARA-
20 GRAPH, THE TERM "INTIMATE PARTNER" SHALL MEAN A RELATIONSHIP WHERE TWO
21 INDIVIDUALS ARE IN AN INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP, AS DEFINED BY PARAGRAPH (E)
22 OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
23 § 2. Paragraphs (e) and (f) of subdivision 1 of section 530.11 of the
24 criminal procedure law, as amended by chapter 541 of the laws of 2024,
25 are amended and a new paragraph (g) is added to read as follows:
26 (e) persons who are not related by consanguinity or affinity and who
27 are or have been in an intimate relationship regardless of whether such
28 persons have lived together at any time. Factors the court may consider
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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1 in determining whether a relationship is an "intimate relationship"
2 include but are not limited to: the nature or type of relationship,
3 regardless of whether the relationship is sexual in nature; the frequen-
4 cy of interaction between the persons; and the duration of the relation-
5 ship. Neither a casual acquaintance nor ordinary fraternization between
6 two individuals in business or social contexts shall be deemed to
7 constitute an "intimate relationship"; [and]
8 (f) persons who are related by consanguinity or affinity to parties
9 who are or have been in an intimate relationship as defined in paragraph
10 (e) of this subdivision[.]; AND
11 (G) PERSONS WHO ARE NOT RELATED BY CONSANGUINITY OR AFFINITY, WHERE
12 ONE SUCH PERSON IS THE SPOUSE OR INTIMATE PARTNER OF SUCH OTHER PERSON'S
13 FORMER SPOUSE OR FORMER INTIMATE PARTNER. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS PARA-
14 GRAPH, THE TERM "INTIMATE PARTNER" SHALL MEAN A RELATIONSHIP WHERE TWO
15 INDIVIDUALS ARE IN AN INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP, AS DEFINED BY PARAGRAPH (E)
16 OF THIS SUBDIVISION.
17 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.