Assembly Bill A9961

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Extends drug-free school zones to include public libraries and free association libraries

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

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2009-A9961 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S8504
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง220.44, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A752
2013-2014: A3248

2009-A9961 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends drug-free school zones to include public libraries and free association libraries.

2009-A9961 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A9961 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9961

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 19, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. RABBITT -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to extending drug-free school
  zones to include public libraries and free association libraries

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

  Section  1. Subdivision 5 of section 220.44 of the penal law, as added
by chapter 289 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows:
  5. For purposes of subdivisions three and four of this  section,  "the
grounds  of a child day care or educational facility" means (a) in or on
or within any building, structure, athletic playing field, a playground,
PUBLIC LIBRARY OR FREE ASSOCIATION LIBRARY, or land contained within the
real property boundary line of a public or private child day care center
as such term is defined in paragraph (c) of subdivision one  of  section
three hundred ninety of the social services law, or nursery, pre-kinder-
garten or kindergarten, or (b) any area accessible to the public located
within  one  thousand feet of the real property boundary line comprising
any such facility or any  parked  automobile  or  other  parked  vehicle
located  within  one  thousand  feet  of the real property boundary line
comprising any such facility. For the purposes of this section an  "area
accessible  to  the public" shall mean sidewalks, streets, parking lots,
parks, playgrounds, PUBLIC  LIBRARIES  OR  FREE  ASSOCIATION  LIBRARIES,
stores and restaurants.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD16039-01-0

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