A4499 • 2025

Provides that persons arrested for domestic violence forfeit bail when violating an order of protection

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Sponsor: Jeff Gallahan
Last action: 2026-05-05
Official status: In Assembly Committee
Effective date: Not listed

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Provides that persons arrested for domestic violence forfeit bail when violating an order of protection

Provides that persons arrested for domestic violence forfeit bail when violating an order of protection Provides that persons arrested for domestic violence forfeit bail when violating an order of protection.

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Provides that persons arrested for domestic violence forfeit bail when violating an order of protection Provides that persons arrested for domestic violence forfeit bail when violating an order of protection.

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Bill History

2026-05-05 Assembly
HELD FOR CONSIDERATION IN CODES
2026-01-07 Assembly
REFERRED TO CODES
2025-02-04 Assembly
REFERRED TO CODES

Official Summary Text

Provides that persons arrested for domestic violence forfeit bail when violating an order of protection
Provides that persons arrested for domestic violence forfeit bail when violating an order of protection.

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S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                          4499

                               2025-2026 Regular Sessions

                                  I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                    February 4, 2025
                                       ___________

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

        AN  ACT  to  amend  the criminal procedure law, in relation to providing
          that persons arrested for domestic violence shall  forfeit  bail  when
          violating an order of protection

          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 510.25 to read as follows:
     3  §  510.25  FORFEITURE  OF  BAIL;  WHERE  PERSONS  ARRESTED  FOR DOMESTIC
     4             VIOLENCE VIOLATE EXISTING ORDERS OF PROTECTION.
     5    ANY INDIVIDUAL ARRESTED FOR AN OFFENSE RELATING TO DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE,
     6  AS  DEFINED  IN SECTION FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-NINE-A OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES
     7  LAW, WHO VIOLATES AN EXISTING ORDER OF PROTECTION ISSUED PURSUANT TO THE
     8  FOLLOWING PROVISIONS OF LAW: SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION 530.11, SUBPARA-
     9  GRAPH (I) OR (II) OF PARAGRAPH (O) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION 330.20,
    10  SECTION 530.12 OF THIS CHAPTER, ORDERS ISSUED PURSUANT TO  SECTIONS  TWO
    11  HUNDRED  FORTY  AND TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO OF THE DOMESTIC RELATIONS LAW,
    12  ARTICLES FOUR, FIVE, SIX AND EIGHT OF THE FAMILY COURT ACT, AND AN ORDER
    13  OF PROTECTION ISSUED BY COURTS  OF  COMPETENT  JURISDICTION  IN  ANOTHER
    14  STATE,  TERRITORIAL  OR TRIBAL JURISDICTION, SHALL FORFEIT ANY BAIL SUCH
    15  INDIVIDUAL HAS POSTED.
    16    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



         EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD07203-01-5