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Senate Bill S2625

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Increases penalties for grand larceny involving the theft of a motor vehicle; repealer

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2011-S2625 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§155.35 & 165.06, rpld §165.05 sub 1, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S354

2011-S2625 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases the penalties for multiple violations involving the theft of a motor vehicle; second offense for auto theft to be a class D felony.

2011-S2625 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S2625 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2625

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 27, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  KRUGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to grand  larceny  and  unau-
  thorized  use  of  a  vehicle  and  repealing subdivision 1 of section
  165.05 of such law relating thereto

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

  Section  1. Section 155.35 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 464
of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
S 155.35 Grand larceny in the third degree.
  A person is guilty of grand larceny in the third  degree  when  he  or
she:
  1. steals property and:
  [1.]  (A)  when  the  value  of  the  property  exceeds three thousand
dollars, or
  [2.] (B) the property is an automated teller machine or  the  contents
of an automated teller machine; OR
  2.  COMMITS THE CRIME OF GRAND LARCENY IN THE FOURTH DEGREE AS DEFINED
IN  SUBDIVISION  EIGHT  OF  SECTION  155.30 OF THIS ARTICLE AND HAS BEEN
PREVIOUSLY CONVICTED OF THE CRIME OF GRAND LARCENY IN THE FOURTH  DEGREE
AS DEFINED IN SUCH SUBDIVISION.
  Grand larceny in the third degree is a class D felony.
  S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 165.05 of the penal law is REPEALED.
  S  3.  Section  165.06 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 413  of
the laws of 1982, is amended to read as follows:
S 165.06 Unauthorized use of a vehicle in the second degree.
   A person is guilty of unauthorized use of a  vehicle  in  the  second
degree when:
   He  commits  the  crime of unauthorized use of a vehicle in the third
degree as defined in subdivision [one] TWO of  section  165.05  of  this
article  and  has been previously convicted of THIS SECTION OR the crime

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07295-01-1

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