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Assembly Bill A6076
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
SCHIMMINGER
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
co-Sponsors
Joseph Giglio
Stephen Hawley
Mark C. Johns
Edward Ra
multi-Sponsors
William A. Barclay
Daniel Burling
John Ceretto
Jane Corwin
2011-A6076 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S3336
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §221.05, Pen L; amd §65-c, ABC L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S7018
2013-2014: A4508, S2379
2015-2016: A4281, S990
2017-2018: A4327, S2598
2019-2020: S3897
2011-A6076 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6076 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 4, 2011 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SCHIMMINGER, GIGLIO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BURLING, CORWIN, HAWLEY -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law and the alcoholic beverage control law, in relation to imposing additional fines when a person fails to pay his or her fines or fails to complete counseling or community service when mandated THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 221.05 of the penal law, as added by chapter 360 of the laws of 1977, is amended to read as follows: S 221.05 Unlawful possession of marihuana. 1. A person is guilty of unlawful possession of marihuana when he OR SHE knowingly and unlawfully possesses marihuana. Unlawful possession of marihuana is a violation punishable only by a fine of not more than one hundred dollars. However, where the defendant has previously been convicted of an offense defined in this article or article [220] TWO HUNDRED TWENTY of this chapter, committed within the three years immediately preceding such violation, it shall be punishable (a) only by a fine of not more than two hundred dollars, if the defend- ant was previously convicted of one such offense committed during such period, and (b) by a fine of not more than two hundred fifty dollars or a term of imprisonment not in excess of fifteen days or both, if the defendant was previously convicted of two such offenses committed during such period. 2. IN THE EVENT A PERSON WHO HAS BEEN CONVICTED OF UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF MARIHUANA FAILS TO PAY SUCH FINE AS MAY BE SET BY THE COURT WITHIN ONE HUNDRED TWENTY DAYS AFTER THE DECISION OF THE COURT, THEN IN ADDI- TION TO SUCH FINE, THE COURT MAY IMPOSE AN ADDITIONAL FINE OF NOT MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02539-01-1
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