Assembly Bill A3510

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that it shall be unlawful to install or possess a concealed vehicular compartment

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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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2009-A3510 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§270.40 & 270.45, Pen L; amd §398-e, V & T L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A4835

2009-A3510 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that it shall be unlawful to install or possess a concealed vehicular compartment, meaning a hidden or concealed enclosure or compartment integrated into a vehicle that is intended or designed to be used to transport, conceal, hide or prevent discovery by law enforcement officers of property possessed in violation of law.

2009-A3510 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3510

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. GIANARIS -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Codes

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  penal  law  and the vehicle and traffic law, in
  relation to unlawfully installing or possessing a concealed  vehicular
  compartment

  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 two new sections  270.40
and 270.45 to read as follows:
S  270.40 UNLAWFULLY  INSTALLING  OR  POSSESSING  A  CONCEALED VEHICULAR
           COMPARTMENT IN THE SECOND DEGREE.
  1. A PERSON  IS  GUILTY  OF  UNLAWFULLY  INSTALLING  OR  POSSESSING  A
CONCEALED  VEHICULAR  COMPARTMENT  IN THE SECOND DEGREE WHEN SUCH PERSON
KNOWINGLY:
  (A) OWNS, OPERATES OR  POSSESSES  A  VEHICLE  CONTAINING  A  CONCEALED
VEHICULAR COMPARTMENT; OR
  (B)  DESIGNS,  INSTALLS,  FABRICATES  OR CREATES A CONCEALED VEHICULAR
COMPARTMENT IN A VEHICLE.
  2. AS USED IN THIS SECTION "CONCEALED VEHICULAR COMPARTMENT"  MEANS  A
HIDDEN  OR  CONCEALED ENCLOSURE OR COMPARTMENT INTEGRATED INTO A VEHICLE
THAT IS INTENDED OR DESIGNED TO BE USED TO TRANSPORT, CONCEAL,  HIDE  OR
PREVENT  DISCOVERY  BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS OF PROPERTY POSSESSED IN
VIOLATION OF LAW, PROPERTY USED OR INTENDED FOR USE IN THE COMMISSION OF
A CRIME OR OF PERSONS IN VIOLATION OF LAW.
  3. THERE SHALL BE A REBUTTABLE PRESUMPTION THAT A HIDDEN OR  CONCEALED
ENCLOSURE  OR  COMPARTMENT  INTEGRATED  INTO  A  VEHICLE  IS INTENDED OR
DESIGNED TO BE USED TO TRANSPORT, CONCEAL, HIDE OR PREVENT DISCOVERY  BY
LAW  ENFORCEMENT  OFFICERS  OF  PROPERTY  POSSESSED IN VIOLATION OF LAW,
PROPERTY USED OR INTENDED FOR USE IN THE COMMISSION OF  A  CRIME  OR  OF
PERSONS  IN  VIOLATION  OF  LAW  WHEN  THERE ARE FACTORS FROM WHICH SUCH
INTENT OR DESIGN MAY REASONABLY BE INFERRED INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05526-01-9
              

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