Assembly Bill A5402

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to enacting "Todd's Law"

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2023-A5402 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S975
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §155.46, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A3488
2021-2022: A4701, S6507

2023-A5402 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to sentencing and larceny of property of the elderly or disabled.

2023-A5402 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5402
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 10, 2023
                                ___________
 
 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 enacting "Todd's Law"
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 "Todd's Law".
   § 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 155.46  to  read
 as follows:
 § 155.46 SENTENCING; PROPERTY OF THE ELDERLY OR DISABLED.
   WHEN  A PERSON IS CONVICTED OF PETIT LARCENY OR GRAND LARCENY PURSUANT
 TO THIS ARTICLE, AND THE PROPERTY STOLEN IS NECESSARY FOR  THE  PERFORM-
 ANCE OF ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING BY AN INCOMPETENT OR PHYSICALLY DISA-
 BLED  PERSON OR A VULNERABLE ELDERLY PERSON AS DEFINED IN SECTION 260.31
 OF THIS PART, AND THE SPECIFIED OFFENSE IS A MISDEMEANOR OR A CLASS C, D
 OR E FELONY, THE CRIME SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE ONE  CATEGORY  HIGHER  THAN
 THE  SPECIFIED  OFFENSE  THE DEFENDANT COMMITTED, OR ONE CATEGORY HIGHER
 THAN THE OFFENSE LEVEL APPLICABLE TO THE DEFENDANT'S CONVICTION  FOR  AN
 ATTEMPT OR CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT A SPECIFIED OFFENSE, WHICHEVER IS APPLI-
 CABLE.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01010-01-3

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