Assembly Bill A3730

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to bias related criminal activity

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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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2013-A3730 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 491 §491.00, Pen L; amd §720.10, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1450
2011-2012: A5046
2015-2016: A3986
2017-2018: A3629
2019-2020: A4059
2021-2022: A2050
2023-2024: A634

2013-A3730 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Proscribes conduct constituting a bias related crime, meaning for such purposes, the commission of a designated act that demonstrates a prejudice based on the race, color, religion, national origin, age, ethnicity, disability, gender or sexual orientation of the victim, and denies the granting of youthful offender status for any offender committing such a crime.

2013-A3730 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3730

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 28, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Codes

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  penal  law  and  the criminal procedure law, in
  relation to bias related crime

  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 article 491 to
read as follows:
                               ARTICLE 491
                           BIAS RELATED CRIMES
SECTION 491.00 BIAS RELATED CRIME.
S 491.00 BIAS RELATED CRIME.
  1. AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE TERM "DESIGNATED OFFENSE" SHALL  MEAN:
ASSAULT  IN  THE THIRD DEGREE PURSUANT TO SECTION 120.00; ASSAULT IN THE
SECOND DEGREE PURSUANT TO SECTION 120.05; ASSAULT IN  THE  FIRST  DEGREE
PURSUANT  TO  SECTION 120.10; MANSLAUGHTER IN THE SECOND DEGREE PURSUANT
TO SECTION 125.15; MANSLAUGHTER IN THE FIRST DEGREE PURSUANT TO  SECTION
125.20;  MURDER IN THE SECOND DEGREE PURSUANT TO SECTION 125.25; RAPE IN
THE THIRD DEGREE PURSUANT TO SECTION 130.25; RAPE IN THE  SECOND  DEGREE
PURSUANT TO SECTION 130.30; RAPE IN THE FIRST DEGREE PURSUANT TO SECTION
130.35;  ARSON  IN THE THIRD DEGREE PURSUANT TO SECTION 150.10; ARSON IN
THE SECOND DEGREE PURSUANT TO SECTION 150.15; ARSON IN THE FIRST  DEGREE
PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  150.20;  ROBBERY  IN THE THIRD DEGREE PURSUANT TO
SECTION 160.05; ROBBERY IN THE SECOND DEGREE PURSUANT TO SECTION 160.10;
ROBBERY IN THE FIRST DEGREE PURSUANT TO SECTION 160.15; BURGLARY IN  THE
THIRD  DEGREE  PURSUANT TO SECTION 140.20; BURGLARY IN THE SECOND DEGREE
PURSUANT TO SECTION 140.25; BURGLARY IN THE  FIRST  DEGREE  PURSUANT  TO
SECTION  140.30;  CRIMINAL  TRESPASS  IN  THE  THIRD  DEGREE PURSUANT TO
SECTION 140.10; CRIMINAL TRESPASS  IN  THE  SECOND  DEGREE  PURSUANT  TO
SECTION  140.15;  CRIMINAL  TRESPASS  IN  THE  FIRST  DEGREE PURSUANT TO
SECTION 140.17; CRIMINAL  MISCHIEF  IN  THE  THIRD  DEGREE  PURSUANT  TO

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00795-01-3

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