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Assembly Bill A4396
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
CANESTRARI
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
multi-Sponsors
Robert Barra
David Koon
David McDonough
John McEneny
2009-A4396 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S298
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§120.16 & 120.17, add §120.19, Pen L
2009-A4396 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Increases severity of hazing in the second degree from a violation to an E felony where injury or death occurs, and of hazing in the first degree from a class A misdemeanor to a D felony where injury or death is caused by deadly weapon or dangerous instrument; creates new class A misdemeanor of hazing in the third degree which mirrors former hazing in the second degree.
2009-A4396 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4396 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 4, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CANESTRARI -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BARRA, KOON, McENENY -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to increasing the penalties for hazing THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 120.16 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 86 of the laws of 1988, is amended to read as follows: S 120.16 Hazing in the first degree. A person is guilty of hazing in the first degree when, in the course of another person's initiation into or affiliation with any organiza- tion, he OR SHE intentionally or recklessly engages in conduct which creates a substantial risk of SERIOUS physical injury OR DEATH to such other person or a third person and thereby causes such SERIOUS injury OR DEATH TO SUCH PERSON OR TO A THIRD PERSON. Hazing in the first degree is a class [A misdemeanor] D FELONY. S 2. Section 120.17 of the penal law, as added by chapter 86 of the laws of 1988, is amended to read as follows: S 120.17 Hazing in the second degree. A person is guilty of hazing in the second degree when, in the course of another person's initiation or affiliation with any organization, he OR SHE intentionally or recklessly engages in conduct which creates a substantial risk of physical injury to such other person or a third person AND THEREBY CAUSES SUCH INJURY. Hazing in the second degree is a [violation] CLASS E FELONY. S 3. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 120.19 to read as follows: S 120.19 HAZING IN THE THIRD DEGREE. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF HAZING IN THE THIRD DEGREE WHEN, IN THE COURSE OF ANOTHER PERSON'S INITIATION OR AFFILIATION WITH ANY ORGANIZATION, HE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00197-01-9
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