NY S04461

Restores judicial discretion on bail by allowing police officers to choose whether to issue appearance tickets instead of mandating them, and permits judges to set cash bail or remand defendants to custody for qualifying felony offenses without being limited to non-monetary release conditions

Establishes pre-arraignment bail amounts that police can set: up to $750 for class E felonies, $500 for class A misdemeanors, $250 for class B misdemeanors, and $100 for petty offenses

Repeals the 2019 criminal discovery reform law (Article 245) and replaces it with a new Article 240 that returns to a demand-based discovery system where defendants must formally request specific categories of evidence rather than receiving automatic disclosure

Removes non-monetary release conditions and electronic monitoring provisions as alternatives to bail, eliminating requirements that courts consider such options before setting monetary bail

Eliminates the 48-hour notice requirement before issuing bench warrants for failure to appear and removes restrictions that previously limited when judges could revoke release orders for non-compliance with conditions