Senate Bill S7259A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Includes certain violations involving the use of a firearm as qualifying offenses for the purpose of imposing bail

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  • Delivered to Governor
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2021-S7259 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8309
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§510.10, 530.20, 530.40 & 530.60, CP L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A4140

2021-S7259 - Summary

Includes certain violations involving the use of a machine-gun, firearm silencer, firearm, rifle, shotgun, disguised gun, ghost gun or assault weapon as qualifying offenses for the purpose of imposing bail.

2021-S7259 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S7259 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7259
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 23, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. REICHLIN-MELNICK -- read twice and ordered printed,
   and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the  penal  law  and  the  criminal  procedure  law,  in
   relation  to  including  certain  violations  involving  the  use of a
   firearm as qualifying offenses for the purpose of imposing bail

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 265.00 of the penal law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 32 to read as follows:
   32. "GHOST GUN" MEANS ANY FIREARM, RIFLE OR SHOTGUN THAT IS NOT  SERI-
 ALIZED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS IMPOSED ON LICENSED IMPORTERS
 AND  LICENSED  MANUFACTURERS  PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (I) OF SECTION NINE
 HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE OF TITLE EIGHTEEN OF THE  UNITED  STATES  CODE  AND
 REGULATIONS  ISSUED  PURSUANT  THERETO,  EXCEPT  FOR ANTIQUE FIREARMS AS
 DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION FOURTEEN OF THIS SECTION,  AS  ADDED  BY  CHAPTER
 NINE HUNDRED EIGHTY-SIX OF THE LAWS OF NINETEEN HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR, OR
 ANY  FIREARM,  RIFLE  OR  SHOTGUN MANUFACTURED PRIOR TO NINETEEN HUNDRED
 SIXTY-EIGHT.
   § 2. 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 chapter 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2021-S7259A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8309
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§510.10, 530.20, 530.40 & 530.60, CP L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A4140

2021-S7259A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Includes certain violations involving the use of a machine-gun, firearm silencer, firearm, rifle, shotgun, disguised gun, ghost gun or assault weapon as qualifying offenses for the purpose of imposing bail.

2021-S7259A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S7259A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  7259--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 23, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. REICHLIN-MELNICK, AKSHAR -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the criminal procedure law, in relation to including
   certain violations involving  the  use  of  a  firearm  as  qualifying
   offenses for the purpose of imposing bail
 
   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] PARAGRAPH, any of the underlying crimes
 need not be a qualifying offense as defined in this subdivision[.]; OR
   (U) ANY CRIME IN VIOLATION OF ARTICLE TWO HUNDRED  SIXTY-FIVE  OF  THE
 PENAL LAW INVOLVING THE USE OF A MACHINE-GUN, FIREARM SILENCER, FIREARM,
 RIFLE,  SHOTGUN,  DISGUISED  GUN,  GHOST  GUN OR ASSAULT WEAPON, AS SUCH
 TERMS ARE DEFINED IN SECTION 265.00 OF THE PENAL LAW.
   § 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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11213-02-1
              

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