Assembly Bill A2197

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to sentencing

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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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2015-A2197 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง70.02, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A7747
2017-2018: A1689
2019-2020: A6128

2015-A2197 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to sentencing for a violent felony offense.

2015-A2197 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2197

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to sentencing

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 3  of  section  70.02  of  the
penal  law,  as  amended by chapter 1 of the laws of 2013, is amended to
read as follows:
  (c) For a class D felony, the term must be  at  least  [two]  ONE  AND
ONE-HALF  years and must not exceed seven years, provided, however, that
the term must be: (i) at least two years and must not exceed eight years
where the sentence is for the crime of  menacing  a  police  officer  or
peace  officer as defined in section 120.18 of this chapter; and (ii) at
least three and one-half years and must not exceed seven years where the
sentence is imposed for the crime of criminal possession of a weapon  in
the third degree as defined in subdivision ten of section 265.02 of this
chapter;
  S  2.  This act shall take effect immediately; provided, however, that
this act shall apply to offenses committed on or  after  such  effective
date.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05944-01-5

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