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Senate Bill S7300

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Makes any offense involving the use or possession of a firearm, shotgun or rifle bail eligible

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2021-S7300 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§510.10, 530.20 & 530.40, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2023-2024: S3494
2025-2026: S5917

2021-S7300 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to making any offense involving the use or possession of a firearm, shotgun or rifle bail eligible.

2021-S7300 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S7300 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7300
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               July 21, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  WEIK  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation  to  making  any
   offense involving the use or possession of a firearm, shotgun or rifle
   bail eligible

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraphs (s) and (t) of subdivision 4 of  section  510.10
 of the criminal procedure law, as added by section 2 of part UU of chap-
 ter 56 of the laws of 2020, are amended and a new paragraph (u) is added
 to read as follows:
   (s)  a  felony,  where  the defendant qualifies for sentencing on such
 charge as a persistent felony offender pursuant to section 70.10 of  the
 penal law; [or]
   (t)  any  felony or class A misdemeanor involving harm to an identifi-
 able person or property, where such charge arose from conduct  occurring
 while  the  defendant  was  released  on  his or her own recognizance or
 released under conditions for a separate felony or class  A  misdemeanor
 involving harm to an identifiable person or property, provided, however,
 that  the  prosecutor  must  show  reasonable  cause to believe that the
 defendant committed the instant crime and any underlying crime. For  the
 purposes  of this subparagraph, any of the underlying crimes need not be
 a qualifying offense as defined in this subdivision[.]; OR
   (U) ANY MISDEMEANOR OR FELONY OFFENSE INVOLVING THE USE OR  POSSESSION
 OF A FIREARM, SHOTGUN OR RIFLE.
   § 2. Subparagraphs (xix) and (xx) of paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of
 section 530.20 of the criminal procedure law, as amended by section 3 of
 part UU of chapter 56 of the laws of 2020, are amended and a new subpar-
 agraph (xxi) is added to read as follows:
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11907-01-1

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