Bill > A07623

This bill expands legal provisions related to criminal contempt and escape offenses, introducing several key changes to New York state law. Under the new provisions, criminal contempt now includes violating court-ordered supervision conditions, such as breaking curfew, entering prohibited locations, absconding from supervision, possessing weapons, or tampering with electronic monitoring equipment. The bill also establishes that a person can be charged with a more serious offense of criminal contempt in the second degree if they have previously been convicted of aggravated criminal contempt or criminal contempt within the past five years. Additionally, the legislation clarifies that absconding from court-ordered electronic monitoring while still in possession of monitoring equipment constitutes escape. The bill modifies arrest procedures to explicitly allow police to arrest individuals who have committed criminal contempt offenses and removes some previous language restricting such arrests. The changes apply to all existing protection orders, regardless of when they were originally issued, and are designed to provide law enforcement and courts with more robust tools to enforce supervision requirements and protect individuals subject to protection orders.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/A7623