Senate Bill S3423

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Establishes the crime of criminal sale of a gravity knife

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee

  • 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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2019-S3423 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §265.46, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S6307

2019-S3423 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the crime of criminal sale of a gravity knife.

2019-S3423 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S3423 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3423
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 6, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  SAVINO -- 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 establishing the crime  of
   criminal sale of a gravity knife
 
   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 265.46  to
 read as follows:
 § 265.46 CRIMINAL SALE OF A GRAVITY KNIFE.
   A  PERSON  IS  GUILTY  OF  CRIMINAL  SALE OF A GRAVITY KNIFE WHEN SUCH
 PERSON:
   (1) SELLS, EXCHANGES, GIVES OR DISPOSES OF A GRAVITY KNIFE TO  ANOTHER
 PERSON; OR
   (2) POSSESSES A GRAVITY KNIFE WITH THE INTENT TO SELL IT.
   CRIMINAL SALE OF A GRAVITY KNIFE IS A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05995-01-9

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