Senate Bill S4978

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Enacts the criminal street gang related crimes act

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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-S4978 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4661
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 486 ยงยง486.00 - 486.15, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S479, A3835
2013-2014: S857, A6126
2015-2016: S347, A4443
2017-2018: S4933, A5141
2019-2020: A4901
2021-2022: A5961
2023-2024: A4832

2009-S4978 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the criminal street gang related crimes act; provides for enhanced criminal sanctions where crimes are related to criminal street gangs.

2009-S4978 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S4978 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4978

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  DIAZ  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in  relation  to  enacting  the  criminal
  street gang related crimes act

  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 related crimes act".
  S  2.  The penal law is amended by adding a new article 486 to read as
follows:
                               ARTICLE 486
                   CRIMINAL STREET GANG RELATED CRIMES
SECTION 486.00 LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
        486.05 DEFINITIONS.
        486.10 CRIMINAL STREET GANG RELATED CRIME.
        486.15 SENTENCING.
S 486.00 LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.
  THE LEGISLATURE FINDS AND DETERMINES AS FOLLOWS:  GANG  RELATED  CRIME
HAS  CONTINUED TO INCREASE IN AMERICAN SOCIETY. IT IS NO LONGER UNCOMMON
FOR GANGS TO SOLICIT YOUNGSTERS IN THE ELEMENTARY  SCHOOLS  TO  JOIN  IN
THEIR  CRIMINAL  ACTIVITY. TOUGHER, NEW LAWS ARE REQUIRED TO BREAK THESE
GANGS. IT IS TIME TO START GOING AFTER GANGS AS WE  DID  WITH  ORGANIZED
CRIME.
  THIS  ARTICLE  INCREASES PENALTIES FOR VARIOUS VIOLENT CRIMES THAT ARE
PERPETRATED IN THE FURTHERANCE OF GANG ACTIVITY. THE CONCEPT IS  SIMILAR
TO  THE  LAW  THE  STATE  ENACTED TO DEAL WITH BIAS RELATED CRIMES.  THE
PENALTY IS NOT ONLY GIVEN FOR THE UNDERLYING ASSAULT, BUT ALSO  FOR  THE
FACT THAT IT WAS BIAS RELATED. IN THIS CASE, FOR EXAMPLE, AN E FELONY IS
RAISED TO A D FELONY WHERE THE VIOLENT CRIME WAS COMMITTED IN THE FURTH-
ERANCE  OF GANG ACTIVITY. THIS ARTICLE MIRRORS LEGISLATION THAT HAS BEEN

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07609-01-9

              

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