Bill Text: NY S08748 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Authorizes bail for principals charged with concealment of a human corpse.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 4-2)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-03-07 - REFERRED TO CODES [S08748 Detail]
Download: New_York-2023-S08748-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8748 IN SENATE March 7, 2024 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MARTINEZ -- 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 authorizing bail for principals charged with concealment of a human corpse The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Paragraphs (t) and (u) of subdivision 4 of section 510.10 2 of the criminal procedure law, paragraph (t) as amended and paragraph 3 (u) as added by section 2 of subpart B of part UU of chapter 56 of the 4 laws of 2022, are amended and a new paragraph (v) is added to read as 5 follows: 6 (t) any felony or class A misdemeanor involving harm to an identifi- 7 able person or property, or any charge of criminal possession of a 8 firearm as defined in section 265.01-b of the penal law, where such 9 charge arose from conduct occurring while the defendant was released on 10 [his or her] such defendant's own recognizance, released under condi- 11 tions, or had yet to be arraigned after the issuance of a desk appear- 12 ance ticket for a separate felony or class A misdemeanor involving harm 13 to an identifiable person or property, or any charge of criminal 14 possession of a firearm as defined in section 265.01-b of the penal law, 15 provided, however, that the prosecutor must show reasonable cause to 16 believe that the defendant committed the instant crime and any underly- 17 ing crime. For the purposes of this subparagraph, any of the underlying 18 crimes need not be a qualifying offense as defined in this subdivision. 19 For the purposes of this paragraph, "harm to an identifiable person or 20 property" shall include but not be limited to theft of or damage to 21 property. However, based upon a review of the facts alleged in the accu- 22 satory instrument, if the court determines that such theft is negligible 23 and does not appear to be in furtherance of other criminal activity, the 24 principal shall be released on [his or her] such principal's own recog- 25 nizance or under appropriate non-monetary conditions; [or] 26 (u) criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree as defined in 27 subdivision three of section 265.02 of the penal law or criminal sale of EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD14812-01-4S. 8748 2 1 a firearm to a minor as defined in section 265.16 of the penal law[.]; 2 or 3 (v) the concealment of a human corpse pursuant to section 195.02 of 4 the penal law. 5 § 2. Subparagraphs (xx) and (xxi) of paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of 6 section 530.20 of the criminal procedure law, subparagraph (xx) as 7 amended and subparagraph (xxi) as added by section 4 of subpart C of 8 part UU of chapter 56 of the laws of 2022, are amended and a new subpar- 9 agraph (xxii) is added to read as follows: 10 (xx) any felony or class A misdemeanor involving harm to an identifi- 11 able person or property, or any charge of criminal possession of a 12 firearm as defined in section 265.01-b of the penal law where such 13 charge arose from conduct occurring while the defendant was released on 14 [his or her] such defendant's own recognizance, released under condi- 15 tions, or had yet to be arraigned after the issuance of a desk appear- 16 ance ticket for a separate felony or class A misdemeanor involving harm 17 to an identifiable person or property, provided, however, that the 18 prosecutor must show reasonable cause to believe that the defendant 19 committed the instant crime and any underlying crime. For the purposes 20 of this subparagraph, any of the underlying crimes need not be a quali- 21 fying offense as defined in this subdivision. For the purposes of this 22 paragraph, "harm to an identifiable person or property" shall include 23 but not be limited to theft of or damage to property. However, based 24 upon a review of the facts alleged in the accusatory instrument, if the 25 court determines that such theft is negligible and does not appear to be 26 in furtherance of other criminal activity, the principal shall be 27 released on [his or her] such principal's own recognizance or under 28 appropriate non-monetary conditions; [or] 29 (xxi) criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree as defined 30 in subdivision three of section 265.02 of the penal law or criminal sale 31 of a firearm to a minor as defined in section 265.16 of the penal 32 law[.]; or 33 (xxii) the concealment of a human corpse pursuant to section 195.02 34 of the penal law. 35 § 3. Paragraphs (t) and (u) of subdivision 4 of section 530.40 of the 36 criminal procedure law, paragraph (t) as amended and paragraph (u) as 37 added by section 4 of subpart B of part UU of chapter 56 of the laws of 38 2022, are amended and a new paragraph (v) is added to read as follows: 39 (t) any felony or class A misdemeanor involving harm to an identifi- 40 able person or property, or any charge of criminal possession of a 41 firearm as defined in section 265.01-b of the penal law, where such 42 charge arose from conduct occurring while the defendant was released on 43 [his or her] such defendant's own recognizance, released under condi- 44 tions, or had yet to be arraigned after the issuance of a desk appear- 45 ance ticket for a separate felony or class A misdemeanor involving harm 46 to an identifiable person or property, or any charge of criminal 47 possession of a firearm as defined in section 265.01-b of the penal law, 48 provided, however, that the prosecutor must show reasonable cause to 49 believe that the defendant committed the instant crime and any underly- 50 ing crime. For the purposes of this subparagraph, any of the underlying 51 crimes need not be a qualifying offense as defined in this subdivision. 52 For the purposes of this paragraph, "harm to an identifiable person or 53 property" shall include but not be limited to theft of or damage to 54 property. However, based upon a review of the facts alleged in the accu- 55 satory instrument, if the court determines that such theft is negligible 56 and does not appear to be in furtherance of other criminal activity, theS. 8748 3 1 principal shall be released on [his or her] such principal's own recog- 2 nizance or under appropriate non-monetary conditions; [or] 3 (u) criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree as defined in 4 subdivision three of section 265.02 of the penal law or criminal sale of 5 a firearm to a minor as defined in section 265.16 of the penal law[.]; 6 or 7 (v) the concealment of a human corpse pursuant to section 195.02 of 8 the penal law. 9 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
