Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Jun 14, 2012 |
print number 10328a |
Jun 14, 2012 |
amend (t) and recommit to codes |
May 22, 2012 |
referred to codes |
Assembly Bill A10328
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
CUSICK
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
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
William Scarborough
Richard Gottfried
Matthew Titone
Peter Rivera
multi-Sponsors
Barbara Clark
Vanessa Gibson
William Magee
Robert Reilly
2011-A10328 - Details
2011-A10328 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10328 I N A S S E M B L Y May 22, 2012 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the general business law and the penal law, in relation to the prevention of organized retail crime THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new article 29-BB to read as follows: ARTICLE 29-BB PREVENTION OF ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME SECTION 527. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND DETERMINATIONS. 527-A. ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME. 527-B. ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT WITH AGGREGATE VALUE OF ONE THOU- SAND DOLLARS OR MORE. S 527. LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND DETERMINATIONS. (A) THE LEGISLATURE FINDS AND DETERMINES THAT ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME IS A DISTURBING CRIMI- NAL ENTERPRISE THAT INVOLVES THE LARGE SCALE THEFT OF CONSUMER ITEMS FROM RETAIL COMMERCIAL ESTABLISHMENTS. SUCH CRIMINAL ACTIVITY HAS BROAD AND DETRIMENTAL IMPLICATIONS FOR NEW YORK, ITS BUSINESSES AND CONSUMERS, AND ADVERSELY AFFECTS THE HEALTH, SAFETY AND WELFARE OF ALL CITIZENS. ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME IS UNDERTAKEN BY PROFESSIONAL SHOPLIFTERS WHO STEAL OR FRAUDULENTLY OBTAIN MERCHANDISE WITH THE INTENT TO RESELL SUCH ITEMS TO INDIVIDUALS OR COMMERCIAL MARKETPLACES. (B) THE LEGISLATURE FURTHER FINDS AND DECLARES THAT THE ECONOMIC IMPACT OF ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME EXTENDS FAR BEYOND THE MANUFACTURING AND RETAIL INDUSTRY, AND INCLUDES COSTS AND INCONVENIENCES INCURRED BY CONSUMERS, A REDUCTION IN POTENTIAL COMMERCIAL EMPLOYMENT AND JOB GROWTH, AND A LOSS OF SALES TAX REVENUE FOR THE STATE AND ITS LOCALI- TIES. THE SCOPE, SIZE AND SOPHISTICATION OF LOSS PREVENTION MEASURES DEPLOYED BY RETAILERS TO PREVENT SUCH CRIMINAL ACTIVITY ARE ULTIMATELY BORNE BY CONSUMERS IN THE FORM OF HIGHER PRICES OF RETAIL GOODS, AND THE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
co-Sponsors
William Scarborough
Richard Gottfried
Matthew Titone
Peter Rivera
multi-Sponsors
Barbara Clark
Vanessa Gibson
William Magee
Robert Reilly
2011-A10328A (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-A10328A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10328--A I N A S S E M B L Y May 22, 2012 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK, SCARBOROUGH, GOTTFRIED, TITONE, P. RIVERA, GUNTHER, MAGNARELLI, CRESPO, COLTON, ZEBROWSKI, WEPRIN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CLARK, GIBSON, MAGEE, REILLY, SIMANOW- ITZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the prevention of organ- ized retail crime THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 155.30 of the penal law is amended by adding two new subdivisions 12 and 13 to read as follows: 12. THE PROPERTY IS STOLEN FROM A RETAIL MERCANTILE ESTABLISHMENT AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED SEVENTEEN OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW AND THE AGGREGATED VALUE OF PRICE TAGS, STICKER TAGS, OR OTHERWISE ADVER- TISED RETAIL PRICES OF SUCH PROPERTY EXCEEDS ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS. 13. THE PROPERTY IS STOLEN BY ONE PERSON, OR BY TWO OR MORE PERSONS WORKING IN ASSOCIATION, FROM ONE OR MORE THAN ONE RETAIL MERCANTILE ESTABLISHMENT AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED SEVENTEEN OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW WITHIN A PERIOD OF THIRTY DAYS OR LESS BETWEEN THE FIRST AND SECOND EPISODE, THE SECOND AND THIRD EPISODE, OR BETWEEN ANY SUCCEEDING EPISODES, AND THE AGGREGATED VALUE OF PRICE TAGS, STICKER PRICES, OR OTHERWISE ADVERTISED RETAIL PRICES OF SUCH PROPERTY EXCEEDS ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS. 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. LBD15354-03-2
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