Assembly Bill A8504

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to aggravated harassment in the first degree

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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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2015-A8504 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §240.31, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A5150
2019-2020: A3803

2015-A8504 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to aggravated harassment in the first degree; includes the display of a swastika by any medium in public view in the crime of aggravated harassment in the first degree.

2015-A8504 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8504

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             October 9, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to aggravated  harassment  in
  the first degree

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 3 of  section  240.31  of  the  penal  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  74  of  the  laws  of  2008, is amended to read as
follows:
  3. Etches, paints, draws upon or otherwise places a swastika, commonly
exhibited as the emblem of Nazi Germany, on any building or  other  real
property, public or private, owned by any person, firm or corporation or
any  public agency or instrumentality, without express permission of the
owner or operator of such building  or  real  property;  OR  DISPLAYS  A
SWASTIKA BY ANY MEDIUM IN PUBLIC VIEW;
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11904-01-5

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