Senate Bill S5918

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Establishes the crime of unlawful purchase, sale or possession of a license plate hiding device

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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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2011-S5918 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง165.75, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
S2996

2011-S5918 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the crime of unlawful purchase, sale or possession of a license plate hiding device.

2011-S5918 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S5918 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5918

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            November 4, 2011
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the crime  of
  unlawful purchase, sale or possession of a license plate hiding device

  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 165.75  to
read as follows:
S 165.75 UNLAWFUL PURCHASE, SALE OR POSSESSION OF A LICENSE PLATE HIDING
           DEVICE.
  A  PERSON  IS  GUILTY  OF  UNLAWFUL  PURCHASE, SALE OR POSSESSION OF A
LICENSE PLATE HIDING DEVICE WHEN HE OR SHE KNOWINGLY PURCHASES, SELLS OR
POSSESSES ANY DEVICE OR APPARATUS WITH THE INTENT TO USE SUCH DEVICE  OR
APPARATUS  TO  HIDE THE APPEARANCE OF A LICENSE PLATE FROM AN E-ZPASS OR
ANY OTHER TOLL BOOTH CAMERA.
  UNLAWFUL PURCHASE, SALE OR POSSESSION OF A LICENSE PLATE HIDING DEVICE
IS A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR.
  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.
                                                           LBD13645-01-1

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