New York A00632 amends the criminal procedure law to include firearm-related offenses as qualifying offenses for bail eligibility.

New York A00632 amends the criminal procedure law to include offenses involving the possession, display, or discharge of firearms, rifles, shotguns, machine guns, or disguised guns as qualifying offenses for bail eligibility. This bill allows a principal to be eligible for bail if they were released on their own recognizance, under conditions, or had yet to be arraigned for a separate felony or class A misdemeanor involving harm to an identifiable person or property. The prosecutor must show reasonable cause to believe the defendant committed the instant crime and any underlying crime.

New York A00632 amends the criminal procedure law to include firearm-related offenses as qualifying offenses for bail eligibility.

New York A00632 amends the criminal procedure law to include offenses involving the possession, display, or discharge of firearms, rifles, shotguns, machine guns, or disguised guns as qualifying offenses for bail eligibility. This bill allows a principal to be eligible for bail if they were released on their own recognizance, under conditions, or had yet to be arraigned for a separate felony or class A misdemeanor involving harm to an identifiable person or property. The prosecutor must show reasonable cause to believe the defendant committed the instant crime and any underlying crime.