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Jan 03, 2018 |
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Jan 10, 2017 |
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Senate Bill S1745
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) 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
2017-S1745 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-S1745 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1745 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the penal law, in relation to criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree PURPOSE : To protect people who use our subways, railroad trains and buses from crimes where the perpetrator uses a weapon in the commission of the offense. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section one of this bill amends section 265.02 of the Penal Law by adding a new subdivision (4) providing that a person will be guilty of the offense of criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree when he or she commits the crime of criminal possession of a weapon in the fourth degree and uses the weapon to commit another act when he or she is situated on a subway, railroad train or bus or in a subway, railroad or bus station or terminal. Section two of this bill provides that this act shall take effect on the first day of November next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law. JUSTIFICATION :
2017-S1745 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1745 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 10, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GOLDEN -- 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 criminal possession of a weapon 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 265.02 of the penal law is amended by adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows: (4) SUCH PERSON COMMITS THE CRIME OF CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF A WEAPON IN THE FOURTH DEGREE AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE, TWO OR FOUR OF SECTION 265.01 OF THIS ARTICLE, WHEN SITUATED IN A SUBWAY STATION, RAIL- ROAD STATION OR TERMINAL, OR BUS STATION OR TERMINAL, OR ON A SUBWAY TRAIN, RAILROAD TRAIN, OR BUS OPERATED BY A MASS TRANSIT PROVIDER, PUBLIC OR PRIVATE, AND SUCH PERSON USES OR ATTEMPTS TO USE SUCH WEAPON IN THE COMMISSION OF ANOTHER CRIMINAL ACT IN SUCH SUBWAY STATION, RAIL- ROAD STATION OR TERMINAL, OR BUS STATION OR TERMINAL, OR ON SUCH SUBWAY TRAIN, RAILROAD TRAIN OR BUS; OR § 2. 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. LBD05082-01-7
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