S 4256 New York Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Requires mandatory jail time for repeat violators of orders of protection

This bill requires courts to impose a minimum 30-day jail sentence for individuals who repeatedly violate orders of protection issued to prevent family violence. It specifically applies when a person has been found to violate such an order more than once, and those violations involved committing a "family offense" as defined by New York law (such as assault or menacing). The law amends multiple statutes to mandate this minimum sentence upon repeated violations, replacing prior judicial discretion in these cases. It directly affects individuals convicted of repeated, willful breaches of court-issued protection orders related to family violence. The bill does not change penalties for first-time violations or non-violent breaches.
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Feb 2025
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Introduced Feb 3, 2025 Last action Jan 7, 2026
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Jan 7, 2026
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REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
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Feb 3, 2025
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REFERRED TO CHILDREN AND FAMILIES
upper
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