Bill Summary: S.8987

• Repeals provisions requiring appearance tickets for certain offenses and eliminates mandatory pre-arraignment bail system, replacing it with judicial discretion in bail determinations.

• Changes bail standards by removing requirements for non-monetary release conditions and allowing judges to consider flight risk, failure to appear history, and public safety in determining appropriate bail amounts.

• Establishes periodic review requirements for securing orders where defendants are incarcerated: every 4 weeks for class A misdemeanors, 6 weeks for class E felonies, 8 weeks for class D felonies, 10 weeks for class C felonies, and 12 weeks for class B felonies.

• Limits revocation periods for securing orders to 90 days or until charges are reduced/dismissed, and removes electronic monitoring authorization requirements previously in law.

• Repeals sections of Criminal Procedure Law, Judiciary Law, and Executive Law related to bail, recognizance, and securing order provisions; takes effect immediately.