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Assembly Bill A7360

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to the theft of motor fuel

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2009-A7360 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §510, V & T L; add §60.21, Pen L; add §396-xx, Gen Bus L

2009-A7360 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that a first offense of theft of motor fuel shall result in a fine of $1,000; any subsequent same offense shall result in a fine of $2,000 and a suspension of the driver's license for six months; also provides that gasoline stations must provide receipts to all paying customers.

2009-A7360 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7360

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 31, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MILLER,  BURLING,  ERRIGO,  KOLB, McDONOUGH,
  REILICH, SAYWARD, THIELE -- Multi-Sponsored by --  M.  of  A.  ALFANO,
  BARCLAY,  CALHOUN,  CROUCH, GALEF, TEDISCO, WALKER, WEISENBERG -- read
  once and referred to the Committee on Transportation

AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic  law,  the  penal  law  and  the
  general business law, in relation to the theft of motor fuel

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

  Section 1. Paragraph b of subdivision 2 of section 510 of the  vehicle
and traffic law is amended by adding a new subparagraph (xvi) to read as
follows:
  (XVI)  FOR  A  PERIOD  OF  SIX MONTHS WHERE THE HOLDER IS CONVICTED OF
THEFT OF MOTOR FUEL PURSUANT TO SECTION 155.25 OF THE PENAL LAW,  HAVING
PREVIOUSLY BEEN CONVICTED OF THEFT OF MOTOR FUEL.
  S 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 60.21 to read as
follows:
S 60.21 AUTHORIZED DISPOSITION; THEFT OF MOTOR FUEL.
  1.  WHEN  A  PERSON  IS  CONVICTED OF AN OFFENSE AS DEFINED IN SECTION
155.25 OF THIS CHAPTER, AND THE PROPERTY STOLEN CONSISTS IN WHOLE OR  IN
PART  OF  MOTOR  FUEL  THE  COURT  SHALL  IMPOSE  A FINE OF ONE THOUSAND
DOLLARS; OR IF SUCH PERSON HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN CONVICTED OF  AN  OFFENSE
AS  DEFINED  IN  SECTION  155.25  OF  THIS  CHAPTER, AND PROPERTY STOLEN
CONSISTED IN WHOLE OR IN PART OF MOTOR FUEL, THE COURT  SHALL  IMPOSE  A
FINE  OF  TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS AND A SUSPENSION OF THE PERSON'S DRIVER'S
LICENSE, AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE TWENTY OF THE VEHICLE  AND  TRAFFIC  LAW,
FOR A PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS.
  2. THE COURT OR CLERK THEREOF SHALL, WITHIN TEN DAYS OF THE IMPOSITION
OF  A  SENTENCE  OF  SUSPENSION  OF  A DRIVER'S LICENSE PURSUANT TO THIS
SECTION, NOTIFY THE COMMISSIONER OF MOTOR VEHICLES IN A MANNER AND  FORM
PRESCRIBED BY SUCH COMMISSIONER.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08290-01-9

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