Bill > S08163

This bill amends the New York criminal procedure law to expand circumstances where bail can be imposed, specifically for offenses involving threats against schools and educational institutions. The legislation adds new provisions that allow bail to be set for specific types of harassment and threat-related offenses, including aggravated harassment, making threats of mass harm, and making terroristic threats, when these offenses are alleged to have been committed against a school district, school, school staff, or a student. The bill modifies several sections of the criminal procedure law to include these new offense categories, which were previously not automatically considered bail-eligible. Additionally, the bill makes some minor linguistic changes, such as replacing "his or her" with "their" throughout the text. The modifications aim to provide greater legal tools for addressing threats and potentially dangerous behavior targeting educational communities, giving courts more discretion to impose bail in such cases to help ensure public safety and protect school environments.

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https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2025/S8163