Senate Bill S576

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to increasing penalties for first, second, third and fourth degree stalking

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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-S576 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง120.45, 120.50, 120.55, 120.60 & 70.02, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S924
2013-2014: S1507
2015-2016: S448
2017-2018: S1182

2009-S576 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to increasing penalties for first degree stalking to a class C felony, second degree stalking to a class D felony, third degree stalking to a class E felony, and fourth degree stalking to a class A misdemeanor.

2009-S576 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S576 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   576

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             January 9, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- 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 increasing  penalties  for
  first, second, third and fourth degree stalking

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

  Section 1. The closing paragraph of section 120.45 of the  penal  law,
as  added  by  chapter  635  of  the laws of 1999, is amended to read as
follows:
  Stalking in the fourth degree is a class [B] A misdemeanor.
  S 2. The closing paragraph of section 120.50  of  the  penal  law,  as
added by chapter 635 of the laws of 1999, is amended to read as follows:
  Stalking in the third degree is a class [A misdemeanor] E FELONY.
  S  3.  The  closing  paragraph  of section 120.55 of the penal law, as
added by chapter 635 of the laws of 1999, is amended to read as follows:
  Stalking in the second degree is a class [E] D felony.
  S 4. The closing paragraph of section 120.60  of  the  penal  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  434  of  the  laws  of 2000, is amended to read as
follows:
  Stalking in the first degree is a class [D] C felony.
  S 5. Paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) of subdivision 1 of section 70.02  of
the  penal  law, paragraph (b) as separately amended by chapters 764 and
765 of the laws of 2005 and paragraphs (c) and (d) as amended by chapter
7 of the laws of 2007, are amended to read as follows:
  (b) Class C violent felony offenses: an attempt to commit any  of  the
class  B  felonies  set  forth  in  paragraph (a); aggravated criminally
negligent homicide as defined in section 125.11, aggravated manslaughter
in the second degree as defined in  section  125.21,  aggravated  sexual
abuse  in  the  second degree as defined in section 130.67, assault on a
peace officer, police officer, fireman  or  emergency  medical  services
professional  as  defined  in section 120.08, gang assault in the second

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04940-01-9
              

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