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Feb 09, 2015 |
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Assembly Bill A4921
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
CURRAN
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
Marc Butler
Gary Finch
Andrew Raia
Al Graf
multi-Sponsors
William A. Barclay
David DiPietro
Stephen Hawley
2015-A4921 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-A4921 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Establishes the crimes of carjacking in first, second and third degrees, as the stealing of a motor vehicle from a person or presence of another person through the use or threatened use of force; increases penalties for causing injury to such victim, displaying a real or fake gun or using such a weapon; provides that all carjackings are violent felony offenses.
2015-A4921 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4921 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 9, 2015 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CURRAN, BUTLER, FINCH, RAIA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARCLAY, HAWLEY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to carjacking 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 article 161 to read as follows: ARTICLE 161 CARJACKING SECTION 161.00 CARJACKING; DEFINED. 161.05 CARJACKING IN THE THIRD DEGREE. 161.10 CARJACKING IN THE SECOND DEGREE. 161.15 CARJACKING IN THE FIRST DEGREE. S 161.00 CARJACKING; DEFINED. CARJACKING. A PERSON COMMITS CARJACKING WHEN, IN THE COURSE OF COMMITTING LARCENY OF A MOTOR VEHICLE FROM THE PERSON OR PRESENCE OF ANOTHER PERSON, HE OR SHE USES OR THREATENS THE IMMEDIATE USE OF PHYS- ICAL FORCE UPON ANOTHER PERSON FOR THE PURPOSE OF: 1. PREVENTING OR OVERCOMING RESISTANCE TO THE TAKING OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE OR TO THE RETENTION THEREOF IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE TAKING; OR 2. COMPELLING THE OWNER OF SUCH MOTOR VEHICLE OR ANOTHER PERSON TO DELIVER UP THE MOTOR VEHICLE OR TO ENGAGE IN OTHER CONDUCT WHICH AIDS IN THE COMMISSION OF THE LARCENY. S 161.05 CARJACKING IN THE THIRD DEGREE. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF CARJACKING IN THE THIRD DEGREE WHEN HE OR SHE FORCIBLY STEALS A MOTOR VEHICLE FROM THE PERSON OR PRESENCE OF ANOTHER PERSON. CARJACKING IN THE THIRD DEGREE IS A CLASS D FELONY. S 161.10 CARJACKING IN THE SECOND DEGREE. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08142-01-5
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