Assembly Bill A5637

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Enacts the criminal street gang abatement act of 2009; appropriation

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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-A5637 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2906
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 465 §§465.00 - 465.30, Pen L; amd §1349, CPLR; add §700.75, amd §§700.05 & 60.22, CP L; add §99-q, St Fin L

2009-A5637 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the criminal street gang abatement act of 2009; creates the crime of gang solicitation, recruitment or retention; creates the crime of gang solicitation, recruitment or retention of minors; creates the crime of gang solicitation, recruitment or retention of minors on school grounds

2009-A5637 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5637

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 17, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. CONTE, ALFANO, BARRA, RAIA, SALADINO, THIELE --
  Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.  of  A.  BACALLES,  BALL,  BARCLAY,  BOYLE,
  BURLING,  BUTLER,  CALHOUN,  CORWIN,  CROUCH,  DUPREY,  ERRIGO, FINCH,
  FITZPATRICK, GIGLIO, HAWLEY, HAYES, JORDAN, KOLB, P. LOPEZ, McDONOUGH,
  McKEVITT, MILLER, MOLINARO, OAKS,  O'MARA,  QUINN,  RABBITT,  REILICH,
  SAYWARD, SCOZZAFAVA, SPANO, TEDISCO, TOWNSEND, WALKER -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Codes

AN  ACT  to  amend  the penal law, the civil practice law and rules, the
  criminal procedure law and the  state  finance  law,  in  relation  to
  enacting the criminal street gang abatement act of 2009; and making an
  appropriation therefor

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

  Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
the "criminal street gang abatement act of 2009".
  S  2.  The penal law is amended by adding a new article 465 to read as
follows:
                               ARTICLE 465
                     CRIMINAL STREET GANG ABATEMENT
SECTION 465.00 LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT.
        465.05 DEFINITIONS.
        465.10 CRIMINAL STREET GANG ACTIVITY; ENHANCED PENALTIES.
        465.15 GANG SOLICITATION, RECRUITMENT OR RETENTION.
        465.20 GANG SOLICITATION, RECRUITMENT OR RETENTION OF MINORS.
        465.25 GANG SOLICITATION, RECRUITMENT OR RETENTION OF MINORS  ON
                 SCHOOL GROUNDS.
        465.30 STATEWIDE GANG DATABASE.
S 465.00 LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT.
  THE LEGISLATURE FINDS AND DETERMINES AS FOLLOWS:
  1.  IT IS THE RIGHT OF EVERY PERSON, REGARDLESS OF RACE, COLOR, CREED,
RELIGION, NATIONAL ORIGIN, SEX, AGE, SEXUAL ORIENTATION, OR HANDICAP, TO
BE SECURE AND PROTECTED  FROM  FEAR,  INTIMIDATION,  AND  PHYSICAL  HARM
CAUSED BY THE ACTIVITIES OF VIOLENT GROUPS  AND INDIVIDUALS.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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