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Assembly Bill A7643A

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to theft of services; includes the intent to use toll roads without payment of the lawful charge therefor

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2011-A7643 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4610
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §165.15, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
S746

2011-A7643 - Summary

Relates to theft of services; includes the intent to use toll roads without payment of the lawful charge therefor.

2011-A7643 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7643

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 12, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. BRENNAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the theft of services

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision 3 and the closing paragraph of section 165.15
of the penal law, the closing paragraph as amended by chapter 491 of the
laws of 1992, are amended to read as follows:
  3. With intent to obtain railroad, subway, bus, air, taxi or any other
public transportation service, INCLUDING  USE  OF  TOLL  ROADS,  without
payment of the lawful charge therefor, or to avoid payment of the lawful
charge for such transportation service which has been rendered to him OR
HER,  he  OR SHE obtains or attempts to obtain such service or avoids or
attempts to avoid payment  therefor  by  force,  intimidation,  stealth,
deception  or  mechanical  tampering,  or  by  unjustifiable  failure or
refusal to pay; or
  Theft of services is a class A misdemeanor,  provided,  however,  that
theft  of cable television service as defined by the provisions of para-
graphs (a), (c) and (d) of subdivision four of this section, and  having
a  value  not  in  excess of one hundred dollars by a person who has not
been previously convicted of theft of services under subdivision four of
this section is a violation, that theft of  services  under  subdivision
nine  of  this section by a person who has not been previously convicted
of theft of services  under  subdivision  nine  of  this  section  is  a
violation and provided further, however, that theft of [services of] any
[telephone]  service  [under paragraph (a) or (b) of subdivision five of
this section] having a value in excess of one thousand dollars or  by  a
person  who  has been previously convicted within five years of theft of
services under paragraph (a) of subdivision five of this  section  is  a
class E felony.
  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.

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2011-A7643A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4610
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §165.15, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
S746

2011-A7643A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to theft of services; includes the intent to use toll roads without payment of the lawful charge therefor.

2011-A7643A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 7643--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 12, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. BRENNAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Codes -- recommitted to the Committee on  Codes  in  accordance
  with  Assembly  Rule  3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the theft of services

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision 3 and the closing paragraph of section 165.15
of the penal law, the closing paragraph as amended by chapter 491 of the
laws of 1992, are amended to read as follows:
  3. With intent to obtain railroad, subway, bus, air, taxi or any other
public transportation service OR TO  USE  ANY  HIGHWAY,  PARKWAY,  ROAD,
BRIDGE  OR TUNNEL without payment of the lawful charge OR TOLL therefor,
or to avoid payment of the lawful charge OR TOLL for such transportation
service which has been rendered to him OR HER OR FOR  SUCH  USE  OF  ANY
HIGHWAY,  PARKWAY, ROAD, BRIDGE OR TUNNEL, he OR SHE obtains or attempts
to obtain such service OR USE or avoids or  attempts  to  avoid  payment
therefor  by  force,  intimidation,  stealth,  deception  or  mechanical
tampering, or by unjustifiable failure or refusal to pay; or
  Theft of services is a class A misdemeanor,  provided,  however,  that
theft  of cable television service as defined by the provisions of para-
graphs (a), (c) and (d) of subdivision four of this section, and  having
a  value  not  in  excess of one hundred dollars by a person who has not
been previously convicted of theft of services under subdivision four of
this section is a violation, that theft of  services  under  subdivision
nine  of  this section by a person who has not been previously convicted
of theft of services  under  subdivision  nine  of  this  section  is  a
violation and provided further, however, that theft of [services of] any
[telephone]  service  [under paragraph (a) or (b) of subdivision five of
this section] having a value in excess of one thousand dollars or  by  a
person  who  has been previously convicted within five years of theft of

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10568-02-2

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