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Jan 08, 2014 |
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Feb 13, 2013 |
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Assembly Bill A4945
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
COLTON
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2013-A4945 (ACTIVE) - Details
2013-A4945 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4945 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 13, 2013 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. COLTON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to criminalizing the theft of motor fuel from a motor vehicle 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 165.12 to read as follows: S 165.12 THEFT OF MOTOR FUEL. 1. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF THEFT OF MOTOR FUEL WHEN, KNOWING THAT HE OR SHE DOES NOT HAVE THE CONSENT OF THE OWNER OF A VEHICLE TO DO SO, HE OR SHE SIPHONS, DRAINS OR OTHERWISE REMOVES MOTOR FUEL FROM THE FUEL TANK OF SUCH VEHICLE OR FROM A STORAGE CONTAINER LOCATED IN OR ON SUCH VEHI- CLE. A PERSON WHO ENGAGES IN ANY SUCH CONDUCT WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF THE OWNER OF THE VEHICLE IS PRESUMED TO KNOW THAT HE OR SHE DOES NOT HAVE SUCH CONSENT. 2. IT IS A DEFENSE TO SUCH CHARGE THAT SUCH PERSON WAS AUTHORIZED TO REMOVE THE MOTOR FUEL PURSUANT TO LAW OR BY PERMISSION OF THE OWNER. 3. AS USED IN THIS SECTION: A. "MOTOR VEHICLE" MEANS ANY VEHICLE PROPELLED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY COMBUSTION OR OTHER USE OF MOTOR FUEL, INCLUDING VEHICLES PERMITTED UNDER THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW TO OPER- ATE ON PUBLIC HIGHWAYS, BOATS, SNOWMOBILES, JET-SKIS, OFF-ROAD VEHICLES, ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES, ROAD BUILDING MACHINERY, POWER SHOVELS, TRACTOR CRANES AND TRACTORS USED EXCLUSIVELY FOR AGRICULTURAL PURPOSES; AND B. "MOTOR FUEL" MEANS ANY PETROLEUM PRODUCT WHICH IS USED FOR THE PROPULSION OF ANY MOTOR VEHICLE, AND INCLUDES GASOLINE, BENZOL OR OTHER PRODUCT, EXCEPT KEROSENE AND CRUDE OIL, WHICH IS SUITABLE FOR USE IN OPERATION OF A MOTOR VEHICLE ENGINE, PROVIDED THAT IF KEROSENE OR CRUDE OIL IS COMPOUNDED OR MIXED WITH ANY OTHER PRODUCT OR PRODUCTS, AND THE RESULTING COMPOUND OR MIXTURE IS SUITABLE FOR USE IN THE OPERATION OF EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD04158-02-3
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