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Assembly Bill A6719

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Makes shipboard gambling a class E felony

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2009-A6719 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2301
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง225.45, Pen L

2009-A6719 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Makes shipboard gambling a class E felony; makes exception for certain United States-flagged or foreign-flagged vessels.

2009-A6719 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6719

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 11, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GOTTFRIED, ESPAILLAT, GLICK, JOHN -- Multi-Spon-
  sored by -- M. of A.  COOK, GALEF -- read once  and  referred  to  the
  Committee on Codes

AN  ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to making shipboard gambling
  a class E felony

  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 225.45 to
read as follows:
S 225.45 SHIPBOARD GAMBLING.
  1. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF SHIPBOARD GAMBLING WHEN HE OR SHE:
  (A) ENGAGES IN ANY GAMBLING ACTIVITY PROHIBITED UNDER THIS ARTICLE  ON
A VESSEL THAT EMBARKS FROM ANY POINT WITHIN THE STATE, AND DISEMBARKS AT
THE  SAME OR ANOTHER POINT WITHIN THE STATE, DURING WHICH TIME HE OR SHE
KNOWINGLY CAUSES OR PERMITS SUCH  GAMBLING  ACTIVITY  TO  BE  CONDUCTED,
WHETHER WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE WATERS OF THE STATE; OR
  (B)  MANAGES,  SUPERVISES,  CONTROLS, OPERATES OR OWNS ANY VESSEL THAT
EMBARKS FROM ANY POINT WITHIN THE STATE, AND DISEMBARKS AT THE  SAME  OR
ANOTHER  POINT  WITHIN  THE STATE, DURING WHICH TIME HE OR SHE KNOWINGLY
CAUSES OR PERMITS ANY GAMBLING ACTIVITY PROHIBITED UNDER  THIS  ARTICLE,
WHETHER WITHIN OR WITHOUT THE WATERS OF THE STATE.
  2.  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  NOT  APPLY TO GAMBLING ACTIVITY CONDUCTED ON
UNITED STATES-FLAGGED OR FOREIGN-FLAGGED VESSELS DURING  TRAVEL  FROM  A
FOREIGN NATION OR ANOTHER STATE OR POSSESSION OF THE UNITED STATES UP TO
THE  POINT  OF  FIRST  ENTRY  INTO NEW YORK WATERS OR DURING TRAVEL TO A
FOREIGN NATION OR ANOTHER STATE OR POSSESSION OF THE UNITED STATES  FROM
THE POINT OF DEPARTURE FROM NEW YORK WATERS, PROVIDED THAT NOTHING HERE-
IN SHALL PRECLUDE PROSECUTION FOR ANY OTHER OFFENSE UNDER THIS ARTICLE.
  SHIPBOARD GAMBLING IS A CLASS E FELONY.
  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.
                                                           LBD00786-01-9

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