New York S05917 amends criminal procedure law to make offenses involving firearms, shotguns, or rifles bail eligible.

New York S05917 amends sections 510.10, 530.20, and 530.40 of the criminal procedure law to make any offense involving the use or possession of a firearm, shotgun, or rifle bail eligible. This includes misdemeanors and felonies where the defendant was released on their own recognizance, released under conditions, or had yet to be arraigned after a desk appearance ticket 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 crime and any underlying crime.

New York S05917 amends criminal procedure law to make offenses involving firearms, shotguns, or rifles bail eligible.

New York S05917 amends sections 510.10, 530.20, and 530.40 of the criminal procedure law to make any offense involving the use or possession of a firearm, shotgun, or rifle bail eligible. This includes misdemeanors and felonies where the defendant was released on their own recognizance, released under conditions, or had yet to be arraigned after a desk appearance ticket 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 crime and any underlying crime.