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Senate Bill S229
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R) 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
co-Sponsors
(R, IP) Senate District
(D) Senate District
(R, C, IP, RFM) 24th Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2011-S229 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A1879
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd ยงยง165.50 & 155.35, Pen L
- Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
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S2148, A2948
2011-S229 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Establishes the possession of stolen items from a museum, historical society, historical site or cemetery as criminal possession of stolen property in the 3rd degree and the theft of item or items from a museum, historical society, historical site or cemetery grand larceny in the third degree.
2011-S229 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S229 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to the crimes of criminal possession of stolen property in the third degree and grand larceny in the third degree PURPOSE: To increase the penalty for stealing of artifacts from museums, historical societies, historical cities and or cemeteries. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends Section 165.50 of the penal law adding to paragraph 1 the property consists of an item or items taken from a museum, historical society, historical site or cemetery of a value exceeding one hundred dollars, excluding non-historical property; paragraph 2 adds a definition of "items taken from a cemetery" and "nonhistorical property. Section 2 amends Section 155.35 of the penal law adding to paragraph 1 the property consists of an item or items taken from a museum, historical society, historical site or cemetery of a value exceeding one hundred dollars, excluding non-historical property; paragraph 2 adds a definition of "items taken from a cemetery" and "nonhistorical property". Section 3 is the effective date. JUSTIFICATION: Our museums and historical societies work hard to
2011-S229 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 229 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 5, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sens. MAZIARZ, ALESI, DIAZ, LANZA, LIBOUS, RANZENHOFER -- 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 the crimes of criminal possession of stolen property in the third degree and grand larceny in the third degree THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 165.50 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 515 of the laws of 1986, is amended to read as follows: S 165.50 Criminal possession of stolen property in the third degree. 1. A person is guilty of criminal possession of stolen property in the third degree when he knowingly possesses stolen property, with intent to benefit himself or a person other than an owner thereof or to impede the recovery by an owner thereof, and when the: (A) value of the property exceeds three thousand dollars; OR (B) PROPERTY CONSISTS OF AN ITEM OR ITEMS TAKEN FROM A MUSEUM, HISTOR- ICAL SOCIETY, HISTORICAL SITE OR CEMETERY OF A VALUE EXCEEDING ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS, EXCLUDING NONHISTORICAL PROPERTY. 2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION: (A) "ITEM TAKEN FROM A CEMETERY" SHALL INCLUDE THE TAKING OF A HEAD- STONE, MONUMENT OR HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT PLAQUE; (B) "NONHISTORICAL PROPERTY" SHALL INCLUDE ITEMS FROM A MUSEUM BOOK- SHOP, ITEMS FROM A MUSEUM WHICH DO NOT PERTAIN TO OR ARE NOT PART OF A COLLECTION AND COMMON GRAVE SITE ITEMS SUCH AS FLOWERS OR FLAGS. Criminal possession of stolen property in the third degree is a class D felony. S 2. Section 155.35 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 464 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows: S 155.35 Grand larceny in the third degree. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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