Assembly Actions -
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Apr 14, 2010 |
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Assembly Bill A10672
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
HYER-SPENCER
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Dennis H. Gabryszak
Audrey Pheffer
Vanessa Gibson
Mike Spano
multi-Sponsors
Peter Abbate
Daniel Burling
Nancy Calhoun
Joan Christensen
2009-A10672 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A10672 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A10672 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to criminal mischief in the second degree PURPOSE: Establishes a person is guilty of criminal mischief in the second degree when he or she damages property that is public property. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1. Section 145.10 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 961 of the laws of 1971, is amended to include; crim- inal mischief in the second degree. A person is guilty of criminal mischief in the second degree when with intent to damage property of another person, and having no right to do so nor any reasonable ground to believe that he or she has such right, he or she, damages property that is public property. Public property includes property owned, oper- ated or controlled by any governmental agency, including, but not limit- ed to, parks, playgrounds, parking lots, schools, libraries, post offices, municipal transit facilities and other public buildings. Crimi- nal mischief in the second degree is a class D felony. Section 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law. JUSTIFICATION: Damaging public property is becoming an increasingly large problem in all areas of the State. Last year the MTA installed new shelters at bus stops across Staten Island with the intent to keep commuters dry and provide shelter and shade, A recent incident of
2009-A10672 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10672 I N A S S E M B L Y April 14, 2010 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. HYER-SPENCER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to criminal mischief in the second degree THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 145.10 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 961 of the laws of 1971, is amended to read as follows: S 145.10 Criminal mischief in the second degree. A person is guilty of criminal mischief in the second degree when with intent to damage property of another person, and having no right to do so nor any reasonable ground to believe that he OR SHE has such right, he OR SHE: 1. DAMAGES PROPERTY THAT IS PUBLIC PROPERTY. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "PUBLIC PROPERTY" MEANS PROPERTY OWNED, OPERATED OR CONTROLLED BY ANY GOVERNMENTAL AGENCY, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PARKS, PLAY- GROUNDS, PARKING LOTS, SCHOOLS, LIBRARIES, POST OFFICES, MUNICIPAL TRAN- SIT FACILITIES AND OTHER PUBLIC BUILDINGS; OR 2. damages property of another person in an amount exceeding one thou- sand five hundred dollars. Criminal mischief in the second degree is a class D felony. S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08788-01-9
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