Assembly Bill A9536

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Makes criminal facilitation of a crime by providing a weapon to a minor a class A felony and requires a consecutive sentence therefor

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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-A9536 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §115.09, amd §70.25, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A4086
2013-2014: A57
2015-2016: A5858

2009-A9536 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Makes criminal facilitation of a crime by providing a weapon to a minor a class A felony and requires a consecutive sentence therefor.

2009-A9536 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A9536 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9536

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 13, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. BENJAMIN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Codes

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  penal law, in relation to the crime of criminal
  facilitation by providing a weapon to a minor

  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 115.09 to
read as follows:
S 115.09 CRIMINAL FACILITATION BY PROVIDING A WEAPON TO A MINOR.
  A PERSON IS GUILTY OF CRIMINAL FACILITATION BY PROVIDING A WEAPON TO A
MINOR WHEN, BELIEVING IT IS PROBABLE THAT HE OR SHE IS RENDERING AID  TO
A  PERSON  UNDER  SIXTEEN  YEARS OF AGE WHO INTENDS TO ENGAGE IN CONDUCT
THAT WOULD CONSTITUTE A CRIME, HE OR SHE, BEING OVER EIGHTEEN  YEARS  OF
AGE,  SELLS,  EXCHANGES, GIVES, DISPOSES, OR OTHERWISE PROVIDES A WEAPON
TO SUCH PERSON, AND THEREBY PROVIDES  SUCH  PERSON  WITH  THE  MEANS  OR
OPPORTUNITY  FOR  THE  COMMISSION OF A CRIME AND WHICH IN FACT AIDS SUCH
PERSON TO COMMIT A CRIME.
  CRIMINAL FACILITATION BY PROVIDING A WEAPON TO A MINOR IS  A  CLASS  A
FELONY.
  S  2. Section 70.25 of the penal law is amended by adding a new subdi-
vision 2-h to read as follows:
  2-H. WHENEVER A  PERSON  IS  CONVICTED  OF  CRIMINAL  FACILITATION  BY
PROVIDING A WEAPON TO A MINOR AS DEFINED IN SECTION 115.09 OF THIS CHAP-
TER,  THE  SENTENCE IMPOSED BY THE COURT FOR SUCH OFFENSE MAY BE ORDERED
TO RUN CONSECUTIVELY TO ANY  SENTENCE  IMPOSED  UPON  CONVICTION  OF  AN
OFFENSE ARISING FROM THE SAME CRIMINAL TRANSACTION.
  S 3. 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.
                                                           LBD15186-01-9

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