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Senate Bill S229

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to the crimes of criminal possession of stolen property in the third degree and grand larceny in the third degree

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2011-S229 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1879
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง165.50 & 155.35, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S2148, A2948

2011-S229 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the possession of stolen items from a museum, historical society, historical site or cemetery as criminal possession of stolen property in the 3rd degree and the theft of item or items from a museum, historical society, historical site or cemetery grand larceny in the third degree.

2011-S229 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S229 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   229

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. MAZIARZ, ALESI, DIAZ, LANZA, LIBOUS, RANZENHOFER --
  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 the crimes of criminal
  possession of stolen property in the third degree and grand larceny in
  the third degree

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

  Section  1. Section 165.50 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 515
of the laws of 1986, is amended to read as follows:
S 165.50 Criminal possession of stolen property in the third degree.
  1. A person is guilty of criminal possession of stolen property in the
third degree when he knowingly possesses stolen property, with intent to
benefit himself or a person other than an owner thereof or to impede the
recovery by an owner thereof, and when the:
  (A) value of the property exceeds three thousand dollars; OR
  (B) PROPERTY CONSISTS OF AN ITEM OR ITEMS TAKEN FROM A MUSEUM, HISTOR-
ICAL SOCIETY, HISTORICAL SITE OR  CEMETERY  OF  A  VALUE  EXCEEDING  ONE
HUNDRED DOLLARS, EXCLUDING NONHISTORICAL PROPERTY.
  2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
  (A)  "ITEM  TAKEN FROM A CEMETERY" SHALL INCLUDE THE TAKING OF A HEAD-
STONE, MONUMENT OR HISTORICALLY SIGNIFICANT PLAQUE;
  (B) "NONHISTORICAL PROPERTY" SHALL INCLUDE ITEMS FROM A  MUSEUM  BOOK-
SHOP,  ITEMS  FROM A MUSEUM WHICH DO NOT PERTAIN TO OR ARE NOT PART OF A
COLLECTION AND COMMON GRAVE SITE ITEMS SUCH AS FLOWERS OR FLAGS.
  Criminal possession of stolen property in the third degree is a  class
D felony.
  S 2. 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.

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

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