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Senate Bill S8175

Signed By Governor

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to larceny of religious property

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2009-S8175 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A11485
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง155.30 Pen L

2009-S8175 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to larceny of religious property and amends what religious property applies.

2009-S8175 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S8175 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8175

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 14, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  KLEIN  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to larceny of religious prop-
  erty

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

  Section  1. Subdivision 9 of section 155.30 of the penal law, as added
by chapter 450 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows:
  9. The property consists of a scroll, religious vestment, A vessel, AN
ITEM COMPRISING A DISPLAY OF RELIGIOUS SYMBOLS WHICH FORMS  A  REPRESEN-
TATIVE  EXPRESSION  OF  FAITH,  or  other MISCELLANEOUS item of property
[having] WHICH:
  (A) HAS a value of at least one hundred dollars; AND
  (B) IS kept for or used in connection with religious  worship  in  any
building  [or],  structure  OR  UPON  THE  CURTILAGE OF SUCH BUILDING OR
STRUCTURE used as a place of religious worship  by  a  religious  corpo-
ration,  as  incorporated  under  the  religious corporations law or the
education law.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD17733-02-0

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