Assembly Bill A1760

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Creates the crime of criminal trespass on the field of play of a sports event

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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-A1760 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3090
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §140.18, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A2833

2009-A1760 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates the crime of criminal trespass on the field of play; makes it a crime for a fan to enter the field of play of a professional sporting event when such fan does not have permission to be on the field; requires bond or trust account to be established in an amount equal to the total value of all prizes offered; provides that failure to file is a class B misdemeanor.

2009-A1760 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1760

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 12, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MORELLE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BENJA-
  MIN, CANESTRARI, CARROZZA, DelMONTE, GALEF, MAGEE, MARKEY,  MAYERSOHN,
  ORTIZ, PAULIN, PHEFFER, ROBINSON, SCHIMMINGER, SWEENEY, TOWNS, WEISEN-
  BERG, WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  penal law, in relation to creating the crime of
  criminal trespass on the field of play of a sports event

  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 140.18 to
read as follows:
S 140.18 CRIMINAL TRESPASS ON THE FIELD OF PLAY OF A SPORTS EVENT.
  A PERSON IS GUILTY OF CRIMINAL TRESPASS ON THE  FIELD  OF  PLAY  OF  A
SPORTS  EVENT WHEN SUCH PERSON KNOWINGLY ENTERS OR REMAINS UNLAWFULLY ON
THE FIELD OF PLAY OF A SPORTS EVENT NOT OTHERWISE OPEN  TO  THE  PUBLIC,
WHILE  SUCH EVENT IS BEING PLAYED OR DURING WHICH TIME THE FIELD OF PLAY
IS BEING UTILIZED BY PARTICIPANTS IN  SUCH  SPORTS  ACTIVITY,  WITH  THE
INTENT TO VIOLATE SECTION 120.00, 145.00 OR 155.25 OF THIS CHAPTER.
  FOR  PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "FIELD OF PLAY OF A SPORTS EVENT" SHALL
MEAN THE LOCATION UPON WHICH A PROFESSIONAL SPORTING EVENT  OR  SPORTING
EVENT FOR WHICH ADMISSION IS CHARGED TO THE PUBLIC IS PLAYED.
  CRIMINAL  TRESPASS ON THE FIELD OF PLAY OF A SPORTS EVENT IS A CLASS B
MISDEMEANOR.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04134-01-9

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