Assembly Bill A4739

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the unlawful wearing of a body vest

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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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2021-A4739 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§270.20 & 70.25, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A8380
2017-2018: A4243, A10894
2019-2020: A6388
2023-2024: A5476

2021-A4739 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Makes it unlawful to wear a body vest while committing any crime while possessing a deadly weapon.

2021-A4739 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4739
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 8, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SMITH -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the unlawful wearing of  a
   body vest
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of  section  270.20  of  the  penal  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  317  of  the  laws  of 2001, is amended to read as
 follows:
   1. A person is guilty of the unlawful wearing  of  a  body  vest  when
 acting  either alone or with one or more other persons he OR SHE commits
 any [violent felony offense defined in  section  70.02]  MISDEMEANOR  OR
 FELONY  DEFINED  IN  THIS  CHAPTER while possessing a [firearm, rifle or
 shotgun] DEADLY WEAPON DEFINED IN SECTION 10.00 OF THIS CHAPTER  and  in
 the  course  of  and in furtherance of such crime he OR SHE wears a body
 vest.
   § 2. Section 70.25 of the penal law is amended by adding a new  subdi-
 vision 2-h to read as follows:
   2-H. WHENEVER A PERSON IS CONVICTED OF UNLAWFUL WEARING OF A BODY VEST
 AS  DEFINED  IN  SECTION 270.20 OF THIS CHAPTER, THE SENTENCE IMPOSED BY
 THE COURT FOR SUCH OFFENSE  SHALL  RUN  CONSECUTIVELY  TO  ANY  SENTENCE
 IMPOSED  UPON  CONVICTION  OF A MISDEMEANOR OR FELONY OFFENSE DEFINED IN
 THIS CHAPTER ARISING FROM THE SAME CRIMINAL TRANSACTION.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06865-01-1

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