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                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 12, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. K. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Codes
 
 AN  ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the crime of
   coordinated petit larceny; to amend the  criminal  procedure  law,  in
   relation  to  permitting a principal to be eligible to be held on bail
   for coordinated petit larceny; to amend the executive law, in relation
   to directing the division of criminal justice services  to  conduct  a
   public  awareness campaign on larceny; and providing for the repeal of
   certain provisions of the executive law upon expiration thereof
 
   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 155.27 to
 read as follows:
 § 155.27 COORDINATED PETIT LARCENY.
   A PERSON IS GUILTY OF  COORDINATED  PETIT  LARCENY  WHEN  SUCH  PERSON
 STEALS  PROPERTY  AT  THE SAME LOCATION AS ONE OR MORE OTHER PERSONS WHO
 ARE ALSO STEALING PROPERTY, WHO ARE  CAUSING  PROPERTY  DAMAGE,  OR  ARE
 FACILITATING THE STEALING OF PROPERTY OR CAUSING OF PROPERTY DAMAGE.
   COORDINATED PETIT LARCENY IS A CLASS E FELONY.
   §  2. Paragraphs (t) and (u) of subdivision 4 of section 510.10 of the
 criminal procedure law, paragraph (t) as amended and  paragraph  (u)  as
 added  by section 2 of subpart B of part UU of chapter 56 of the laws of
 2022, are amended and a new paragraph (v) is added to read as follows:
   (t) any felony or class A misdemeanor involving harm to  an  identifi-
 able  person  or  property,  or  any  charge of criminal possession of a
 firearm as defined in section 265.01-b of  the  penal  law,  where  such
 charge  arose from conduct occurring while the defendant was released on
 [his or her] THEIR own recognizance, released under conditions,  or  had
 yet to be arraigned after the issuance of a desk appearance ticket for a
 separate felony or class A misdemeanor involving harm to an identifiable
 person or property, or any charge of criminal possession of a firearm as
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 defined  in  section  265.01-b of the penal law, provided, however, that
 the prosecutor must show reasonable cause to believe that the  defendant
 committed  the  instant crime and any underlying crime. For the purposes
 of  this subparagraph, any of the underlying crimes need not be a quali-
 fying offense as defined in this subdivision. For the purposes  of  this
 paragraph,  "harm  to  an identifiable person or property" shall include
 but not be limited to theft of or damage  to  property.  However,  based
 upon  a review of the facts alleged in the accusatory instrument, if the
 court determines that such theft is negligible and does not appear to be
 in furtherance of  other  criminal  activity,  the  principal  shall  be
 released  on  [his  or  her] THEIR own recognizance or under appropriate
 non-monetary conditions; [or]
   (u) criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree as defined  in
 subdivision three of section 265.02 of the penal law or criminal sale of
 a  firearm  to a minor as defined in section 265.16 of the penal law[.];
 OR
   (V) COORDINATED PETIT LARCENY AS DEFINED  IN  SECTION  155.27  OF  THE
 PENAL LAW.
   § 3. Subparagraphs (xx) and (xxi) of paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of
 section  530.20  of  the  criminal  procedure  law, subparagraph (xx) as
 amended and subparagraph (xxi) as added by section 4  of  subpart  C  of
 part UU of chapter 56 of the laws of 2022, are amended and a new subpar-
 agraph (xxii) is added to read as follows:
   (xx)  any felony or class A misdemeanor involving harm to an identifi-
 able person or property, or any  charge  of  criminal  possession  of  a
 firearm  as  defined  in  section  265.01-b  of the penal law where such
 charge arose from conduct occurring while the defendant was released  on
 [his  or  her] THEIR own recognizance, released under conditions, or had
 yet to be arraigned after the issuance of a desk appearance ticket for a
 separate felony or class A misdemeanor involving harm to an identifiable
 person or property, provided, however, that  the  prosecutor  must  show
 reasonable  cause  to  believe  that the defendant committed the instant
 crime and any underlying crime. For the purposes of  this  subparagraph,
 any of the underlying crimes need not be a qualifying offense as defined
 in  this  subdivision.  For  the purposes of this paragraph, "harm to an
 identifiable person or property" shall include but  not  be  limited  to
 theft  of  or  damage  to  property. However, based upon a review of the
 facts alleged in the accusatory instrument, if the court determines that
 such theft is negligible and does not appear to  be  in  furtherance  of
 other criminal activity, the principal shall be released on [his or her]
 THEIR  own  recognizance  or  under appropriate non-monetary conditions;
 [or]
   (xxi) criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree  as  defined
 in subdivision three of section 265.02 of the penal law or criminal sale
 of  a  firearm  to  a  minor  as  defined in section 265.16 of the penal
 law[.]; OR
   (XXII) COORDINATED PETIT LARCENY AS DEFINED IN SECTION 155.27  OF  THE
 PENAL LAW.
   §  4. Paragraphs (t) and (u) of subdivision 4 of section 530.40 of the
 criminal procedure law, paragraph (t) as amended and  paragraph  (u)  as
 added  by section 4 of subpart B of part UU of chapter 56 of the laws of
 2022, are amended and a new paragraph (v) is added to read as follows:
   (t) any felony or class A misdemeanor involving harm to  an  identifi-
 able  person  or  property,  or  any  charge of criminal possession of a
 firearm as defined in section 265.01-b of  the  penal  law,  where  such
 charge  arose from conduct occurring while the defendant was released on
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 [his or her] THEIR own recognizance, released under conditions,  or  had
 yet to be arraigned after the issuance of a desk appearance ticket for a
 separate felony or class A misdemeanor involving harm to an identifiable
 person or property, or any charge of criminal possession of a firearm as
 defined  in  section  265.01-b of the penal law, provided, however, that
 the prosecutor must show reasonable cause to believe that the  defendant
 committed  the  instant crime and any underlying crime. For the purposes
 of this subparagraph, any of the underlying crimes need not be a  quali-
 fying  offense  as defined in this subdivision. For the purposes of this
 paragraph, "harm to an identifiable person or  property"  shall  include
 but  not  be  limited  to theft of or damage to property. However, based
 upon a review of the facts alleged in the accusatory instrument, if  the
 court determines that such theft is negligible and does not appear to be
 in  furtherance  of  other  criminal  activity,  the  principal shall be
 released on [his or her] THEIR own  recognizance  or  under  appropriate
 non-monetary conditions; [or]
   (u)  criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree as defined in
 subdivision three of section 265.02 of the penal law or criminal sale of
 a firearm to a minor as defined in section 265.16 of the  penal  law[.];
 OR
   (V)  COORDINATED  PETIT  LARCENY  AS  DEFINED IN SECTION 155.27 OF THE
 PENAL LAW.
   § 5. The executive law is amended by adding a  new  section  837-y  to
 read as follows:
   §  837-Y.  LARCENY  PUBLIC  AWARENESS  CAMPAIGN. 1. THE DIVISION SHALL
 PRODUCE A PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN ON LARCENY.    SUCH  CAMPAIGN  SHALL
 INCLUDE,  BUT  NOT  BE  LIMITED  TO, INFORMING THE PUBLIC ON COORDINATED
 PETIT LARCENY AS DEFINED IN SECTION 155.27 OF THE PENAL LAW.
   2. THE PUBLIC AWARENESS CAMPAIGN PRODUCED  UNDER  SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF
 THIS  SECTION SHALL RUN FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR AND SHALL BEGIN WITHIN ONE
 YEAR OF THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION.
   § 6. This  act  shall  take  effect  immediately;  provided,  however,
 sections  one, two, three, and four of this act shall take effect on the
 ninetieth day after they shall have become a law; and provided  further,
 however,  that  section  five  of  this  act  shall expire and be deemed
 repealed two years after it shall have become a law.