Senate Bill S483

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes the class D felony of criminal street gang recruitment on school grounds

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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-S483 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4578
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §460.10, add §460.65, Pen L; add §318, Hway L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S2940, A4211
2013-2014: S2458, A9102
2015-2016: S3852, A6840
2017-2018: S6211, A6375
2019-2020: S1773, A6685
2021-2022: S4632
2023-2024: S4111

2009-S483 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the class D felony of criminal street gang recruitment on school grounds; authorizes municipalities to place gang free school zone signs on highways passing through school grounds.

2009-S483 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S483 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   483

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

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  criminal  street  gang
  recruitment  on  school  grounds;  and  to  amend  the highway law, in
  relation to authorizing the placement of gang free school zone signs

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Section 460.10 of the penal law is amended by adding four
new subdivisions 5, 6, 7 and 8 to read as follows:
  5. "CRIMINAL STREET GANG" MEANS ANY ONGOING ORGANIZATION, ASSOCIATION,
OR GROUP OF THREE OR MORE PERSONS, WHETHER FORMAL OR INFORMAL, HAVING AS
ONE OF ITS PRIMARY ACTIVITIES THE COMMISSION OF  ONE  OR  MORE  CRIMINAL
ACTS,  WHICH HAS AN IDENTIFIABLE NAME OR IDENTIFYING SIGN OR SYMBOL, AND
WHOSE MEMBERS INDIVIDUALLY OR COLLECTIVELY ENGAGE IN OR HAVE ENGAGED  IN
CRIMINAL STREET GANG ACTIVITY.
  6. "CRIMINAL STREET GANG MEMBER" MEANS A PERSON TO WHOM TWO OR MORE OF
THE FOLLOWING CRITERIA APPLY:
  (A) ADMITS TO CRIMINAL STREET GANG MEMBERSHIP;
  (B)  IS  IDENTIFIED  AS  A CRIMINAL STREET GANG MEMBER BY A DOCUMENTED
RELIABLE INFORMANT;
  (C) RESIDES IN OR FREQUENTS A PARTICULAR CRIMINAL STREET  GANG'S  AREA
AND  ADOPTS  ITS  STYLE OF DRESS, ITS USE OF HAND SIGNALS OR ITS TATTOOS
AND ASSOCIATES WITH KNOWN CRIMINAL STREET GANG MEMBERS;
  (D) HAS BEEN ARRESTED MORE THAN ONCE IN THE COMPANY OF KNOWN  CRIMINAL
STREET  GANG MEMBERS FOR OFFENSES WHICH ARE CONSISTENT WITH USUAL CRIMI-
NAL STREET GANG ACTIVITY;
  (E) IS IDENTIFIED  AS  A  CRIMINAL  STREET  GANG  MEMBER  BY  PHYSICAL
EVIDENCE, SUCH AS PHOTOGRAPHS OR OTHER DOCUMENTATION;
  (F)  HAS  BEEN  STOPPED  IN  THE COMPANY OF KNOWN CRIMINAL STREET GANG
MEMBERS FOUR OR MORE TIMES;

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

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