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Assembly Bill A9609

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Includes certain charges of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree as a qualifying offense for consideration of an order of recognizance, release under non-monetary conditions or bail

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2023-A9609 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S9001
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §530.40, CP L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A1824, S5707

2023-A9609 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Includes certain charges of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree as a qualifying offense for consideration of an order of recognizance, release under non-monetary conditions or bail.

2023-A9609 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   9609
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 26, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. EACHUS -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Codes
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the criminal procedure law, in relation to including
   certain charges of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree
   as a qualifying offense for consideration of an order of recognizance,
   release under non-monetary conditions or bail

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  (u)  of subdivision 4 of section 530.40 of the
 criminal procedure law, as added by section 4 of subpart B of part UU of
 chapter 56 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as follows:
   (u) criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree as defined  in
 subdivision  TWO OR three of section 265.02 of the penal law or criminal
 sale of a firearm to a minor as defined in section 265.16 of  the  penal
 law.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD14917-01-4

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