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NY S00660

Bill

Status

Engrossed

5/20/2025

Primary Sponsor

Michael Gianaris

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Defines "without unnecessary delay" for arraignment as within 24 hours of being taken into custody, requiring immediate release if this deadline is not met

  • Requires cities with populations of one million or more (New York City) to establish a searchable online registry containing names, ages, and locations of persons taken into police custody

  • Limits registry access to public defender organizations contracted to represent criminal defendants, with mandatory login credentials and annual audits to remove former employees

  • Restricts registry administration to the NYPD only, prohibiting access by federal or non-local law enforcement agencies, and bars sharing registry information with non-local government entities

  • Creates an evidentiary presumption in habeas corpus proceedings that detention beyond 24 hours without arraignment is unlawful, rebuttable only by clear and convincing evidence that the delay was unavoidable and necessary

Legislative Description

Relates to detaining persons for longer than twenty-four hours.

Last Action

ADVANCED TO THIRD READING

2/3/2026

Committee Referrals

Codes1/7/2026
Codes5/20/2025
Codes1/8/2025

Full Bill Text

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