S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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S. 3817 A. 7373
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
April 1, 2009
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IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. ADAMS -- read twice and ordered printed,
and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
IN ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. JEFFRIES -- read once and referred
to the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the possession of a weapon
on or in vehicles or facilities used for mass transit service by a
transit agency constituting criminal possession of a weapon in the
third degree
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 265.02 of the penal law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 4 to read as follows:
(4) SUCH PERSON COMMITS THE CRIME OF CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF A WEAPON
IN THE FOURTH DEGREE AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE, TWO, OR FOUR OF
SECTION 265.01 OF THIS ARTICLE, WHEN SITUATED IN A SUBWAY TRAIN, SUBWAY
STATION, RAILROAD TRAIN, RAILROAD STATION OR ON A BUS OPERATED BY A MASS
TRANSIT PROVIDER, PUBLIC OR PRIVATE, AND SUCH PERSON USES OR ATTEMPTS TO
USE SUCH WEAPON IN THE COMMISSION OF ANOTHER CRIMINAL ACT IN SUCH SUBWAY
TRAIN OR STATION, RAILROAD TRAIN OR STATION, OR BUS; OR
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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