NY State Senate Bill 2025-S7640

Senate Bill S7640

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Provides penalties for arson and enhancing penalties for criminal mischief against motor vehicle dealerships and manufacturing facilities

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee

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- In Committee Senate
- On Floor Calendar Assembly
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
Delivered to Governor
Signed By Governor

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Apr 24, 2025	referred to codes

2025-S7640 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Codes
Law Section:: Penal Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §150.00, add §145.11, Pen L

2025-S7640 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides penalties for arson and enhancing penalties for criminal mischief against motor vehicle dealerships and motor vehicle manufacturing facilities.

2025-S7640 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S7640 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7640
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 24, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- 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  providing  penalties  for
   arson  and  enhancing  penalties  for  criminal mischief against motor
   vehicle dealerships and manufacturing facilities

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section  150.00  of the penal law, as
 amended by chapter 225 of the laws of  1979,  is  amended  and  two  new
 subdivisions 3 and 4 are added to read as follows:
   1.  "Building",  in  addition  to  its  ordinary meaning, includes any
 structure, vehicle or watercraft used for overnight lodging of  persons,
 or  used by persons for carrying on business therein, OR ANY MOTOR VEHI-
 CLE DEALERSHIP OR MOTOR VEHICLE MANUFACTURING FACILITY.  Where a  build-
 ing  consists  of two or more units separately secured or occupied, each
 unit shall not be deemed a separate building.
   3. "MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERSHIP", A BUILDING AND/OR LOT WHERE MOTOR VEHI-
 CLES ARE KEPT FOR SALE OR FOR LEASE AND MAY BE SERVICED OR  REPAIRS  MAY
 BE  CONDUCTED  AS  AN  ACCESSORY  USE TO THE MAIN FUNCTION OF SELLING OR
 LEASING MOTOR VEHICLES.
   4. "MOTOR VEHICLE MANUFACTURING FACILITY", A FACTORY WHERE MOTOR VEHI-
 CLES ARE MANUFACTURED.
   § 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 145.11  to  read
 as follows:
 §  145.11  CRIMINAL MISCHIEF AGAINST MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERSHIPS AND MANU-
            FACTURING FACILITIES.
   1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   (A) "MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERSHIP" SHALL MEAN A BUILDING AND/OR LOT  WHERE
 MOTOR  VEHICLES  ARE  KEPT  FOR SALE OR FOR LEASE AND MAY BE SERVICED OR
 REPAIRS MAY BE CONDUCTED AN ACCESSORY USE TO THE MAIN FUNCTION OF  SELL-
 ING OR LEASING MOTOR VEHICLES.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11659-02-5

 S. 7640                             2
 
   (B)  "MOTOR VEHICLE MANUFACTURING FACILITY" SHALL MEAN A FACTORY WHERE
 MOTOR VEHICLES ARE MANUFACTURED.
   2.  WHEN  A  PERSON IS CONVICTED OF CRIMINAL MISCHIEF PURSUANT TO THIS
 ARTICLE, AND THE SPECIFIED OFFENSE IS AGAINST A MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERSHIP
 OR MOTOR VEHICLE MANUFACTURING FACILITY, THE OFFENSE SHALL BE DEEMED  TO
 BE  ONE  CATEGORY  HIGHER THAN THE SPECIFIED OFFENSE LEVEL APPLICABLE TO
 THE DEFENDANT'S CONVICTION.
   3. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW TO THE CONTRARY:
   (A) A PERSON CONVICTED OF  CRIMINAL  MISCHIEF  IN  THE  FOURTH  DEGREE
 PURSUANT  TO  SECTION 145.00 OF THIS ARTICLE, AND THE PROPERTY WHICH WAS
 DAMAGED IS A MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERSHIP OR  MANUFACTURING  FACILITY,  SUCH
 OFFENSE SHALL BE A CLASS B MISDEMEANOR;
   (B) A PERSON CONVICTED OF CRIMINAL MISCHIEF IN THE THIRD DEGREE PURSU-
 ANT  TO  SECTION  145.05  OF  THIS  ARTICLE,  AND THE PROPERTY WHICH WAS
 DAMAGED IS A MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERSHIP OR  MANUFACTURING  FACILITY,  SUCH
 OFFENSE SHALL BE A CLASS D FELONY;
   (C)  A  PERSON  CONVICTED  OF  CRIMINAL  MISCHIEF IN THE SECOND DEGREE
 PURSUANT TO SECTION 145.10 OF THIS ARTICLE, AND THE PROPERTY  WHICH  WAS
 DAMAGED  IS  A  MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERSHIP OR MANUFACTURING FACILITY, SUCH
 OFFENSE SHALL BE A CLASS C FELONY; AND
   (D) A PERSON CONVICTED OF CRIMINAL MISCHIEF IN THE FIRST DEGREE PURSU-
 ANT TO SECTION 145.12 OF  THIS  ARTICLE,  AND  THE  PROPERTY  WHICH  WAS
 DAMAGED  IS  A  MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERSHIP OR MANUFACTURING FACILITY, SUCH
 OFFENSE SHALL BE A CLASS A FELONY.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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