Senate Bill S5518

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 27, 2011
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Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes  --  recommitted  to
  the  Committee  on  Codes  in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
  recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT to amend the penal law, the general business law and the vehicle
  and traffic law, in relation to criminal use  of  a  firearm;  and  to
  repeal sections 265.08 and 265.09 of the penal law relating thereto

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

  Section 1. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdivision 1 of section 70.02 of
the penal law, paragraph (a) as amended by chapter 320 of  the  laws  of
2006  and  paragraph  (b) as amended by chapter 148 of the laws of 2011,
are amended to read as follows:
  (a) Class B violent felony offenses: an attempt to  commit  the  class
A-I  felonies  of  murder  in  the  second  degree as defined in section
125.25, kidnapping in the first degree as defined in section 135.25, and
arson in the first degree as defined in section 150.20; manslaughter  in
the  first  degree as defined in section 125.20, aggravated manslaughter
in the first degree as defined in section  125.22,  rape  in  the  first
degree  as  defined  in section 130.35, criminal sexual act in the first
degree as defined in section 130.50,  aggravated  sexual  abuse  in  the
first  degree  as  defined  in  section 130.70, course of sexual conduct
against a child in the  first  degree  as  defined  in  section  130.75;
assault  in the first degree as defined in section 120.10, kidnapping in
the second degree as defined in section 135.20, burglary  in  the  first
degree  as  defined  in  section  140.30,  arson in the second degree as
defined in section 150.15, robbery in the first  degree  as  defined  in
section 160.15, incest in the first degree as defined in section 255.27,
criminal  possession  of  a  weapon  in  the  first degree as defined in
section 265.04, [criminal use of  a  firearm  in  the  first  degree  as

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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defined  in  section  265.09,]  criminal  sale of a firearm in the first
degree as defined in section 265.13, aggravated assault  upon  a  police
officer or a peace officer as defined in section 120.11, gang assault in
the  first degree as defined in section 120.07, intimidating a victim or
witness in the first degree as  defined  in  section  215.17,  hindering
prosecution  of  terrorism  in  the  first  degree as defined in section
490.35, criminal possession of a chemical weapon or biological weapon in
the second degree as defined in section 490.40, and criminal  use  of  a
chemical  weapon  or biological weapon in the third degree as defined in
section 490.47.
  (b) Class C violent felony offenses: an attempt to commit any  of  the
class  B felonies set forth in paragraph (a) of this subdivision; aggra-
vated criminally negligent homicide as defined in section 125.11, aggra-
vated manslaughter in the second degree as defined  in  section  125.21,
aggravated  sexual  abuse  in  the  second  degree as defined in section
130.67, assault on a peace officer, police officer, fireman or emergency
medical services professional as defined in section 120.08, assault on a
judge as defined in section 120.09, gang assault in the second degree as
defined in section 120.06, strangulation in the first degree as  defined
in  section  121.13, burglary in the second degree as defined in section
140.25, robbery in the second degree as defined in section 160.10, crim-
inal possession of a weapon in the second degree as defined  in  section
265.03,  [criminal  use  of a firearm in the second degree as defined in
section 265.08,] criminal sale of a firearm  in  the  second  degree  as
defined  in section 265.12, criminal sale of a firearm with the aid of a
minor as defined in section 265.14, soliciting or providing support  for
an  act  of  terrorism in the first degree as defined in section 490.15,
hindering prosecution of terrorism in the second degree  as  defined  in
section  490.30, and criminal possession of a chemical weapon or biolog-
ical weapon in the third degree as defined in section 490.37.
  S 2. Sections 265.08 and 265.09 of the penal law are  REPEALED  and  a
new section 265.45 is added to read as follows:
S 265.45 CRIMINAL USE OF A FIREARM.
  A PERSON IS GUILTY OF CRIMINAL USE OF A FIREARM WHEN HE OR SHE COMMITS
A  CLASS A FELONY OR A VIOLENT FELONY OFFENSE, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION
ONE OF SECTION 70.02 OF THIS CHAPTER AND HE OR SHE EITHER:
  1. POSSESSES A DEADLY WEAPON, IF SUCH WEAPON IS A LOADED  WEAPON  FROM
WHICH  A  SHOT,  READILY  CAPABLE OF PRODUCING DEATH OR SERIOUS PHYSICAL
INJURY MAY BE DISCHARGED; OR
  2. DISPLAYS WHAT APPEARS TO BE OR IS A PISTOL, REVOLVER, RIFLE,  SHOT-
GUN, MACHINE GUN OR OTHER FIREARM.
  CRIMINAL USE OF A FIREARM IS A CLASS A-I FELONY.
  S  3. Paragraph f of subdivision 1 of section 410 of the general busi-
ness law, as added by chapter 509 of the laws of  1992,  is  amended  to
read as follows:
  f.  Conviction  of any of the following crimes subsequent to the issu-
ance of a license pursuant to this article:  fraud pursuant to  sections
170.10,  170.15,  176.15,  176.20, 176.25, 176.30 and 190.65; falsifying
business records pursuant to section 175.10; grand larceny  pursuant  to
article  155;  bribery  pursuant  to  sections  180.03,  180.08, 180.15,
180.25, 200.00, 200.03, 200.04, 200.10, 200.11, 200.12, 200.45,  200.50;
perjury pursuant to sections 210.10, 210.15, 210.40; assault pursuant to
sections  120.05,  120.10,  120.11,  120.12; robbery pursuant to article
160; homicide pursuant  to  sections  125.25  and  125.27;  manslaughter
pursuant  to  sections 125.15 and 125.20; kidnapping and unlawful impri-
sonment pursuant to sections 135.10, 135.20 and 135.25; unlawful weapons

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possession pursuant to sections 265.02, 265.03 and 265.04; criminal  use
of a weapon pursuant to sections 265.08 [and], 265.09 AND 265.45; crimi-
nal  sale  of  a  weapon pursuant to sections 265.11 and 265.12; and sex
offenses  pursuant  to  article 130 of the penal law. Provided, however,
that for the purposes of this article, none of the  following  shall  be
considered  criminal  convictions  or reported as such: (i) a conviction
for which an executive pardon has been issued pursuant to the  executive
law; (ii) a conviction which has been vacated and replaced by a youthful
offender  finding pursuant to article seven hundred twenty of the crimi-
nal procedure law, or the applicable provisions  of  law  of  any  other
jurisdiction;  or  (iii)  a  conviction  the  records of which have been
expunged or sealed pursuant to the applicable provisions of the laws  of
this state or of any other jurisdiction; and (iv) a conviction for which
other evidence of successful rehabilitation to remove the disability has
been issued.
  S  4.  Paragraph (a) of subdivision 4 of section 509-cc of the vehicle
and traffic law, as amended by chapter 400  of  the  laws  of  2011,  is
amended to read as follows:
  (a)  The offenses referred to in subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a) of
subdivision one and paragraph (a) of subdivision  two  of  this  section
that  result  in  permanent  disqualification shall include a conviction
under sections 125.12, 125.13, 125.14, 125.15, 125.20,  125.21,  125.22,
125.25,  125.26, 125.27, 130.30, 130.35, 130.45, 130.50, 130.65, 130.66,
130.67, 130.70, 130.75, 130.80, 130.90, 130.95, 130.96, 135.25,  150.20,
230.30,  230.32,  230.34, 235.22, 263.05, 263.10, 263.11, 263.15, 263.16
AND 265.45 of the penal law or an attempt to commit any of the aforesaid
offenses under section 110.00 of the penal law, or any offenses  commit-
ted  under  a  former  section  of  the penal law which would constitute
violations of the aforesaid sections of the penal law, or  any  offenses
committed  outside  this  state which would constitute violations of the
aforesaid sections of the penal law.
  S 5. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become  a  law,  provided  that  the
provisions  of  sections  one  and  two  of this act shall only apply to
offenses committed on or after such effective date.