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NY A05707

Bill

Status

Passed

10/22/2021

Primary Sponsor

Latoya Joyner

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Origin

Assembly

2021-2022 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Prohibits courts from considering bona fide work or travel time to and from work as violations of probation or conditional discharge sentences, even if performed during curfew times.

  • Requires the Department of Corrections to not terminate presumptive release, parole, conditional release, or post-release supervision solely because a person engages in bona fide work during curfew times.

  • Prevents the parole commission from determining that a conditionally released person has violated release conditions or lapsed into criminal ways based on bona fide employment during curfew times.

  • Directs the state board of parole to not deem a person in violation of or terminate any form of supervised release because the person engaged in bona fide work during curfew times.

  • Defines "bona fide work" as work performed as an employee for an employer under New York labor law and takes effect immediately.

Legislative Description

Relates to bona fide work not being considered a parole violation.

Last Action

signed chap.487

10/22/2021

Committee Referrals

Rules6/1/2021
Rules5/25/2021
Codes5/19/2021
Correction2/24/2021

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