File #: Int 0789-2026    Version: * Name: Court supervised release program court notification requirements.
Type: Introduction Status: Committee
Committee: Committee on Criminal Justice
On agenda: 3/26/2026
Enactment date: Law number:
Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to court supervised release program court notification requirements
Sponsors: Harvey D. Epstein
Council Member Sponsors: 1
Summary: This bill would require city contractors or subcontractors who operate a supervised release program to notify the court and all court parties regarding a missed telephone contact or office visit from one of their program participants within 24 hours or by the participant’s next court day, whichever is sooner.
Attachments: 1. Summary of Int. No. 789, 2. Int. No. 789, 3. March 26, 2026 - Stated Meeting Agenda

Int. No. 789

 

By Council Member Epstein

 

A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to court supervised release program court notification requirements

 

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

 

Section 1. Chapter 3 of title 9 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 9-313 to read as follows:

§ 9-313 Supervised Release Program Court Notifications. a. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:

Supervised release program. The term “supervised release program” means a program that provides monitoring and supervision for a criminal defendant who is released from custody during the pendency of a prosecution under the condition that such defendant maintain contact with an entity or individual or otherwise participate in mandatory programming during such release.

b. Any supervised release program, including a supervised release program operated by a city contractor or subcontractor, must notify the court and all court parties including, but not limited to a probation officer, court-ordered mental health provider and, when appropriate, the District Attorney regarding a missed telephone contact or office visit by program participant within 24 hours or such participant’s next court day, whichever is sooner.

§ 2. This local law takes effect in 90 days after it becomes law.

 

 

 

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