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Assembly Bill A1059

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Establishes a twenty-four hour toll-free statewide hotline to report criminal or unlawful possession of a weapon

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2013-A1059 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง265.07, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9461
2011-2012: A3237

2013-A1059 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a twenty-four hour toll-free statewide hotline to report criminal or unlawful possession of a weapon.

2013-A1059 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1059

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  HEASTIE,  DenDEKKER, JAFFEE, GIBSON, COLTON,
  AUBRY, STEVENSON -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  ARROYO,  DINOWITZ,
  GABRYSZAK, ORTIZ, SCARBOROUGH -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Codes

AN  ACT  to  amend  the penal law, in relation to establishing a 24 hour
  toll-free statewide hotline to report criminal or unlawful  possession
  of a weapon

  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 265.07  to
read as follows:
S 265.07 CRIMINAL OR UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A WEAPON HOTLINE.
  1. THE COMMISSIONER OF THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE SERVICES SHALL
ESTABLISH  AND  MAINTAIN  A TWENTY-FOUR HOUR TOLL-FREE STATEWIDE HOTLINE
NUMBER FOR USE IN THE INVESTIGATION AND PREVENTION OF CRIMINAL OR UNLAW-
FUL POSSESSION OF A WEAPON  IN  VIOLATION  OF  SECTION  265.01,  265.02,
265.03,  265.04, 265.05 OR 265.06 OF THIS ARTICLE. SUCH TOLL-FREE NUMBER
MAY BE USED BY PERSONS TO REPORT OBSERVATIONS OR  KNOWLEDGE  OF  PERSONS
ENGAGING  IN  CONDUCT  SPECIFIED  IN  SECTIONS  265.01,  265.02, 265.03,
265.04, 265.05 AND 265.06 OF THIS ARTICLE.
  2. INFORMATION CONCERNING CRIMINAL OR UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF A  WEAPON
OBTAINED  FROM  USE  OF THE TOLL-FREE NUMBER SHALL BE TRANSMITTED TO THE
APPROPRIATE STATE OR LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT. IN ACCORDANCE  WITH  REGU-
LATIONS  PROMULGATED  BY  THE  COMMISSIONER,  THE  DIVISION  OF CRIMINAL
JUSTICE SERVICES SHALL PREPARE AN ANNUAL REPORT WHICH PROVIDES  INFORMA-
TION CONCERNING THE NUMBER, LOCATION AND NATURE OF THE CALLS RECEIVED ON
THE  CRIMINAL  OR  UNLAWFUL  POSSESSION  OF A WEAPON HOTLINE. THE ANNUAL
REPORT SHALL BE PUBLISHED ON THE DIVISION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE  SERVICES'
WEBSITE.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04944-01-3

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