Bill > A06622

This bill amends the New York Criminal Procedure Law to modify bail eligibility rules for certain prostitution-related offenses. Specifically, the legislation adds two new criminal offenses to the list of "qualifying offenses" that can impact a defendant's bail conditions: promoting prostitution in the fourth degree and patronizing a person for prostitution in the third degree, but only when the person being patronized is under 17 years of age. These changes apply to multiple sections of the criminal procedure law, including sections governing bail eligibility and pre-trial release conditions. The bill uses gender-neutral language, replacing phrases like "his or her" with "such defendant's" or "such principal's". By adding these specific prostitution-related offenses involving minors to the qualifying offenses list, the bill aims to provide more stringent bail considerations for crimes involving the sexual exploitation of minors. The legislation takes effect immediately upon passage.

Housing and Urban Affairs

https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A6622