File #: Int 0944-2018    Version: * Name: Requiring the dept of correction to notify inmates, defense attorneys, and court personnel when an inmate is detained solely on a bail amount of one dollar.
Type: Introduction Status: Committee
File created: 5/23/2018 In control: Committee on Criminal Justice
On agenda: 5/23/2018 Final action:
Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of correction to notify inmates, defense attorneys, and court personnel when an inmate is detained solely on a bail amount of one dollar
Sponsors: Rory I. Lancman, Alicka Ampry-Samuel
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 944, 2. Int. No. 944, 3. May 23, 2018 - Stated Meeting Agenda with Links to Files

Int. No. 944

 

By Council Members Lancman and Ampry-Samuel

 

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to requiring the department of correction to notify inmates, defense attorneys, and court personnel when an inmate is detained solely on a bail amount of one dollar

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

 

Section 1. Section 9-150 of the administrative code of the city of New York, as added by local law 125 for the year 2017, is amended by adding a new subdivision d to read as follows:

d. Within 24 hours of the department receiving notice that an eligible inmate is detained solely due to a bail amount of one dollar, the department shall provide such inmate and such inmate’s attorneys, for all pending cases, and court personnel with verbal and written notice that such inmate is detained solely due to one dollar bail.

§ 2.   This local law takes effect immediately after it becomes law.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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LS #6468

5/10/18