PRINTER'S NO. 3102
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2588
Session of
2022
INTRODUCED BY DAWKINS, BURGOS, KINSEY, PARKER, N. NELSON,
NEILSON AND McCLINTON, MAY 11, 2022
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MAY 11, 2022
AN ACT
Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in bonds and
recognizances, providing for bail in illegal firearm offenses
in city of the first class.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
ยง 5762. Bail in illegal firearm offenses in city of the first
class.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a defendant who
has been charged with possession of an illegal firearm or for
committing an offense with an illegal firearm under 18 Pa.C.S.
Ch. 61 (relating to firearms and other dangerous articles) in a
city of the first class and has been granted bail may obtain the
defendant's release from custody by posting bail as follows:
(1) For a first offense, a sum equal to 10% of the full
amount of the bail.
(2) For a second offense, a sum equal to 50% of the full
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amount of the bail.
(3) For a third or subsequent offense, a sum equal to
100% of the full amount of the bail.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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