Assembly Actions -
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Jan 08, 2014 |
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Senate Bill S6215
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes 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
2013-S6215 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §165.15, add §165.75, Pen L; desig Art 9 Title 11 to be Title 11-A, add Title Head, amd §2985, Pub Auth L; amd §510, V & T L
2013-S6215 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S6215 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to theft of services and establishing the crime of unlawful purchase, sale or possession of a license plate hiding device; to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the imposition of penalties and administrative fees for toll evaders; and to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the suspension of a registration of a toll evader PURPOSE: To comprehensively address the problem of toll evasion by clarifying that avoidance of tolls on a toll road constitutes theft of services, by making it illegal to purchase, sell or possess a license plate hiding device when a person knowingly purchases, sells, or possesses the device with the intent to use such device or apparatus to hide the appearance of a license plate from E-ZPass or any other toll booth camera, and toughening the penalties against toll evaders by increasing the allowable fines that public authorities can assess on violators and also providing for the suspension of a toll evader's vehicle registration. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill amends subdivision 3 and the closing paragraph
2013-S6215 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6215 I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 8, 2014 ___________ Introduced by Sen. CARLUCCI -- 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 theft of services and establishing the crime of unlawful purchase, sale or possession of a license plate hiding device; to amend the public authorities law, in relation to the imposition of penalties and administrative fees for toll evaders; and to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to the suspension of a registration of a toll evader 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 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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