New York S 5917: Provides for reimbursement of unused one-way, round trip, or multi-trip tickets purchased for use on the Long Island Rail Road or the Metro-North Commuter Railroad Company

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S05917 Summary:

BILL NOS05917 

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Amd §§510.10, 530.20 & 530.40, CP L

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

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BILL NOS05917 

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03/04/2025REFERRED TO CODES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CODES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5917

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 4, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. WEIK -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

 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:

 1 Section 1. Paragraphs (t) and (u) of subdivision 4 of section 510.10
 2 of the criminal procedure law, paragraph (t) as amended and paragraph
 3 (u) as added by section 2 of subpart B of part UU of chapter 56 of the
 4 laws of 2022, are amended and a new paragraph (v) is added to read as
 5 follows:
 6 (t) any felony or class A misdemeanor involving harm to an identifi-
 7 able person or property, or any charge of criminal possession of a
 8 firearm as defined in section 265.01-b of the penal law, where such
 9 charge arose from conduct occurring while the defendant was released on
 10 his or her own recognizance, released under conditions, or had yet to be
 11 arraigned after the issuance of a desk appearance ticket for a separate
 12 felony or class A misdemeanor involving harm to an identifiable person
 13 or property, or any charge of criminal possession of a firearm as
 14 defined in section 265.01-b of the penal law, provided, however, that
 15 the prosecutor must show reasonable cause to believe that the defendant
 16 committed the instant crime and any underlying crime. For the purposes
 17 of this subparagraph, any of the underlying crimes need not be a quali-
 18 fying offense as defined in this subdivision. For the purposes of this
 19 paragraph, "harm to an identifiable person or property" shall include
 20 but not be limited to theft of or damage to property. However, based
 21 upon a review of the facts alleged in the accusatory instrument, if the
 22 court determines that such theft is negligible and does not appear to be
 23 in furtherance of other criminal activity, the principal shall be

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08295-01-5

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 1 released on his or her own recognizance or under appropriate non-mone-
 2 tary conditions; [or]
 3 (u) criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree as defined in
 4 subdivision three of section 265.02 of the penal law or criminal sale of
 5 a firearm to a minor as defined in section 265.16 of the penal law[.];
 6 or
 7 (v) any misdemeanor or felony offense involving the use or possession
 8 of a firearm, shotgun or rifle.
 9 § 2. Subparagraphs (xx) and (xxi) of paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of
 10 section 530.20 of the criminal procedure law, subparagraph (xx) as
 11 amended and subparagraph (xxi) as added by section 4 of subpart C of
 12 part UU of chapter 56 of the laws of 2022, are amended and a new subpar-
 13 agraph (xxii) is added to read as follows:
 14 (xx) any felony or class A misdemeanor involving harm to an identifi-
 15 able person or property, or any charge of criminal possession of a
 16 firearm as defined in section 265.01-b of the penal law where such
 17 charge arose from conduct occurring while the defendant was released on
 18 his or her own recognizance, released under conditions, or had yet to be
 19 arraigned after the issuance of a desk appearance ticket for a separate
 20 felony or class A misdemeanor involving harm to an identifiable person
 21 or property, provided, however, that the prosecutor must show reasonable
 22 cause to believe that the defendant committed the instant crime and any
 23 underlying crime. F