N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 530.10 : CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS AND MISCELLANEOUS PROCEDURES — PROCEDURES FOR SECURING ATTENDANCE AT CRIMINAL ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS OF DEFENDANTS AND WITNESSES UNDER CONTROL OF COURT-RECOGNIZANCE, BAIL — ORDERS OF RECOGNIZANCE OR BAIL WITH RESPECT TO DEFENDANTS IN CRIMINAL ACTIONS AND PROCEEDINGS-WHEN AND BY WHAT COURTS AUTHORIZED — Order of recognizance release under non-monetary conditions or bail; in general TEXT PDF Under circumstances prescribed in this article, a court, upon application of a defendant charged with or convicted of an offense, is required to issue a securing order for such defendant during the pendency of either: 1. A criminal action based upon such charge; or 2. An appeal taken by the defendant from a judgment of conviction or a sentence or from an order of an intermediate appellate court affirming or modifying a judgment of conviction or a sentence. N.Y. Crim. Proc. Law § 530.10 Amended by New York Laws 2019 , ch. 59, Sec. JJJ-11, eff. 1/1/2020.