Assembly Bill A721

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Creates the crime of unauthorized use of a commercial or municipal vehicle

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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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2011-A721 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง165.01, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2404
2013-2014: A43
2015-2016: A452
2017-2018: A211
2019-2020: A2515

2011-A721 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Makes it a C felony to use a commercial or municipal vehicle without the authorization of the owner or agent of the owner of such vehicle.

2011-A721 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   721

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GANTT -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the crime of  unauthorized
  use of a commercial or municipal vehicle

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

  Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 165.01  to
read as follows:
S 165.01 UNAUTHORIZED USE OF A COMMERCIAL OR MUNICIPAL VEHICLE.
  A  PERSON  IS  GUILTY OF UNAUTHORIZED USE OF A COMMERCIAL OR MUNICIPAL
VEHICLE WHEN, KNOWING THAT HE OR SHE DOES NOT HAVE THE  CONSENT  OF  THE
OWNER  OR  PERSON  AUTHORIZED TO GRANT SUCH PERMISSION, HE OR SHE TAKES,
OPERATES, EXERCISES CONTROL OVER, RIDES IN,  OR  OTHERWISE  USES  (A)  A
COMMERCIAL  VEHICLE  THAT HE OR SHE IS NOT LICENSED TO OPERATE; OR (B) A
VEHICLE OWNED, LEASED, OR OTHERWISE IN THE CONTROL OF A MUNICIPALITY  OR
PUBLIC AUTHORITY.
  UNAUTHORIZED  USE  OF  A  COMMERCIAL OR MUNICIPAL VEHICLE IS A CLASS C
FELONY.
  S 2. This act shall   take  effect  on  the  first  of  November  next
succeeding 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.
                                                           LBD03210-01-1

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