Assembly Actions -
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Jan 05, 2022 |
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Mar 10, 2021 |
referred to codes |
Assembly Bill A6119
2021-2022 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ZINERMAN
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
Charles Barron
Chris Burdick
Phara Souffrant Forrest
Harvey Epstein
2021-A6119 (ACTIVE) - Details
2021-A6119 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6119 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 10, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ZINERMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law and the public authorities law, in relation to theft of certain transit services THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 165.15 of the penal law is amended to read as follows: 3. With intent to obtain [railroad, subway, bus,] air[,] OR taxi [or any other public transportation] service without payment of the lawful charge therefor, or to avoid payment of the lawful charge for such transportation service which has been rendered to him, he obtains or attempts to obtain such service or avoids or attempts to avoid payment therefor by force, intimidation, stealth, deception or mechanical tampering, or by unjustifiable failure or refusal to pay; or § 2. Paragraph b of subdivision 4 of section 1209-a of the public authorities law, as amended by chapter 460 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows: b. To impose civil penalties not to exceed a total of one hundred fifty dollars for any transit infraction within its jurisdiction, in accordance with a penalty schedule established by the authority or the metropolitan transportation authority or a subsidiary thereof, as appli- cable, except that FOR PENALTIES FOR THEFT OF SERVICES, THE DEFENDANT MAY ELECT TO PERFORM COMMUNITY SERVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH A SCHEDULE ESTABLISHED BY THE AUTHORITY AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO PAYMENT OF THE CIVIL PENALTY IF SUCH DEFENDANT IS A MINOR OR HAS A HOUSEHOLD INCOME AT OR BELOW TWO HUNDRED FIFTY PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LINE, AND penal- ties for violations of the health code of the city of New York shall be in accordance with the penalties established for such violations by the board of health of the city of New York, and penalties for violations of the noise code of the city of New York shall be in accordance with the EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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