Assembly Bill A832

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Makes provisions with respect to the theft and criminal possession of air bags, increases penalties and creates a presumption

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  • Introduced
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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A832 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง155.00, 155.30, 165.45 & 165.55, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A1337

2009-A832 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Makes the theft or criminal possession of two or more stolen air bags punishable as a class E felony and creates a presumption that a person who possesses two or more stolen air bags is presumed to know that such air bags were stolen.

2009-A832 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   832

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ, GALEF -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  ALFANO,  BARRA,  JOHN,  McENENY,  McKEVITT,  WALKER  --  read once and
  referred to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to  the  theft  and  criminal
  possession of air bags

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 155.00 of the penal law is amended by adding a  new
subdivision 10 to read as follows:
  10.  "AIR BAG" MEANS ANY AIR BAG USED IN CONNECTION WITH A MOTOR VEHI-
CLE INFLATABLE RESTRAINT SYSTEM.
  S 2. Section 155.30 of the penal law is amended by adding a new subdi-
vision 12 to read as follows:
  12. THE PROPERTY CONSISTS OF TWO OR MORE AIR BAGS.
  S 3. Subdivisions 6 and 7 of section 165.45 of the penal law, subdivi-
sion 6 as added by chapter 450 of the laws of 1990 and subdivision 7  as
added by chapter 394 of the laws of 2005, are amended and a new subdivi-
sion 8 is added to read as follows:
  6.  The  property  consists of a scroll, religious vestment, vessel or
other item of property having a value of at least  one  hundred  dollars
kept for or used in connection with religious worship in any building or
structure  used  as  a  place of religious worship by a religious corpo-
ration, as incorporated under the  religious  corporations  law  or  the
education law[.]; OR
  7. The property consists of anhydrous ammonia or liquified ammonia gas
and  the  actor  intends to use, or knows another person intends to use,
such anhydrous ammonia or liquified ammonia  gas  to  manufacture  meth-
amphetamine[.]; OR
  8. THE PROPERTY CONSISTS OF TWO OR MORE AIR BAGS.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02717-01-9

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