Assembly Actions -
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Jan 18, 2011 |
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Senate Bill S2127
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2011-S2127 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §125.10, Pen L; amd §304, Mult Dwell L
- Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
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2011-S2127 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2127 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing criminal negligence for individuals who violate or assist in the violation of any provision of the multiple dwelling law where such violation has resulted in the death of another; and to amend the multiple dwelling law, in relation to increasing the penalties for persons who violate or assist in the violation of any provision of the multiple dwelling law where such violation has resulted in serious physical injury PURPOSE: This bill amends the Penal Law and the Multiple Dwelling Law, imposing criminal penalties for death or serious injury of individuals resulting from violations of the multiple dwelling law. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Current law does not provide specific criminal penalties for violations of the Multiple Dwelling Law where such violations result in death or serious physical injury. Section 1 of this bill amends section 125.10 of the penal Law by adding a section that finds a person guilty of criminally negligent
2011-S2127 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2127 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 18, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KRUGER -- 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 establishing criminal negligence for individuals who violate or assist in the violation of any provision of the multiple dwelling law where such violation has resulted in the death of another; and to amend the multiple dwelling law, in relation to increasing the penalties for persons who violate or assist in the violation of any provision of the multiple dwelling law where such violation has resulted in serious physical injury THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The first undesignated paragraph of section 125.10 of the penal law is amended to read as follows: A person is guilty of criminally negligent homicide when[,]: 1. with criminal negligence, he OR SHE causes the death of another person; OR 2. A PERSON VIOLATES OR ASSISTS IN THE VIOLATION OF ANY PROVISION OF THE MULTIPLE DWELLING LAW AND SUCH VIOLATION HAS RESULTED IN THE DEATH OF ANOTHER. S 2. Section 304 of the multiple dwelling law is amended by adding a new subdivision 1-b to read as follows: 1-B. EVERY PERSON WHO SHALL VIOLATE OR ASSIST IN THE VIOLATION OF ANY PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER AND WHERE SUCH VIOLATION CREATES SERIOUS PHYS- ICAL INJURY TO ANOTHER PERSON SHALL BE GUILTY OF A MISDEMEANOR PUNISHA- BLE BY A FINE NOT EXCEEDING TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS OR BY IMPRISONMENT FOR A PERIOD NOT EXCEEDING ONE YEAR, OR BY BOTH SUCH FINE AND IMPRISONMENT. S 3. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed- ing the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06508-01-1
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