Int 0377-2024
Maximum fee allowed when transferring money to a person in the custody of the department of correction.
IntroductionFiledCommittee on Criminal Justiceintroduced 2024-02-28
Filed — closed without being enacted.
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Agenda: 2024-02-28Passed: 2025-12-31
Summary
This bill would require the Department of Correction to ensure that members of the public depositing funds into institutional fund account established pursuant to subdivision 7 of section 500-c of the Correction Law are not charged a service fee that is more than $5.
Committee on Criminal Justice — Department of Correction [ and], Department of Probation, and the Mayor’s Office of Criminal Justice.
How it compares
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14 passed · 36 died
This bill: 672 days in committee
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Sponsors (6)
Public Advocate Jumaane Williams
Lifecycle
IntroducedIntroduced by Council
2024-02-28 · City Council
ActionReferred to Comm by Council
2024-02-28 · City Council
ClosedFiled (End of Session)
2025-12-31 · City Council
Heard at (1)
City Council · 2024-02-28 · 1:30 PM · Council Chambers - City Hall
Attachments (5)
- Summary of Int. No. 377
- Int. No. 377
- February 28, 2024 - Stated Meeting Agenda
- Hearing Transcript - Stated Meeting 2-28-24
- Minutes of the Stated Meeting - February 28, 2024
Full text
Be it enacted by the Council as follows:
Section 1. Title 9 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 9-163 to read as follows:
� 9-163 Institutional fund accounts. The department of correction shall ensure that members of the public depositing funds into institutional fund accounts established pursuant to subdivision 7 of section 500-c of the correction law are not charged a service fee that is more than $5. This fee cap applies to all devices or systems capable of allowing members of the public to deposit funds into an institutional fund account, including wire and online transfers.
� 2. This local law takes effect immediately.
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