Senate Bill S8121

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

relates to the possession of weapons by domestic violence offenders

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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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2017-S8121 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10272
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§265.00 & 400.00, Pen L; rpld §§370.15 & 380.97, add §§370.15, 380.97 & 370.25, amd §530.14, CP L; amd §842-a, Fam Ct Act

2017-S8121 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the possession of weapons by domestic violence offenders.

2017-S8121 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8121 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8121
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 30, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  PHILLIPS  --  (at request of the Governor) -- read
   twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
   Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, the criminal procedure law and the family
   court  act,  in  relation  to  the  possession  of weapons by domestic
   violence offenders; and to repeal certain provisions of  the  criminal
   procedure law relating thereto
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 17 of  section  265.00  of  the  penal  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (c) to read as follows:
   (C)  ANY OF THE FOLLOWING OFFENSES, WHERE THE DEFENDANT AND THE PERSON
 AGAINST WHOM THE OFFENSE WAS COMMITTED WERE MEMBERS OF THE  SAME  FAMILY
 OR  HOUSEHOLD  AS  DEFINED  IN  SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION 530.11 OF THE
 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW AND AS ESTABLISHED PURSUANT TO SECTION 370.15  OF
 THE  CRIMINAL  PROCEDURE LAW:   ASSAULT IN THE THIRD DEGREE; MENACING IN
 THE THIRD DEGREE; MENACING IN THE SECOND DEGREE; CRIMINAL OBSTRUCTION OF
 BREATHING OR BLOOD CIRCULATION;  UNLAWFUL  IMPRISONMENT  IN  THE  SECOND
 DEGREE;  COERCION  IN  THE THIRD DEGREE; CRIMINAL TAMPERING IN THE THIRD
 DEGREE; CRIMINAL CONTEMPT IN THE SECOND DEGREE; HARASSMENT IN THE  FIRST
 DEGREE; AGGRAVATED HARASSMENT IN THE SECOND DEGREE; CRIMINAL TRESPASS IN
 THE  THIRD  DEGREE; CRIMINAL TRESPASS IN THE SECOND DEGREE; ARSON IN THE
 FIFTH DEGREE; OR ATTEMPT TO COMMIT ANY OF THE ABOVE-LISTED OFFENSES.
   § 2. Section 370.15 of the criminal procedure law is  REPEALED  and  a
 new section 370.15 is added to read as follows:
 § 370.15 PROCEDURE  FOR  DETERMINING  WHETHER CERTAIN MISDEMEANOR CRIMES
            ARE SERIOUS OFFENSES UNDER THE PENAL LAW.
   1. WHEN A DEFENDANT HAS BEEN CHARGED WITH ASSAULT IN THE THIRD DEGREE,
 MENACING IN THE THIRD DEGREE, MENACING IN THE  SECOND  DEGREE,  CRIMINAL
 OBSTRUCTION  OF BREATHING OR BLOOD CIRCULATION, UNLAWFUL IMPRISONMENT IN
 THE SECOND DEGREE, COERCION IN THE THIRD DEGREE, CRIMINAL  TAMPERING  IN
 THE  THIRD DEGREE, CRIMINAL CONTEMPT IN THE SECOND DEGREE, HARASSMENT IN
 THE FIRST DEGREE, AGGRAVATED HARASSMENT IN THE SECOND  DEGREE,  CRIMINAL
 TRESPASS  IN  THE  THIRD DEGREE, CRIMINAL TRESPASS IN THE SECOND DEGREE,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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