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Assembly Bill A7744

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to sentencing

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2013-A7744 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5761
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง70.08, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A6392

2013-A7744 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to sentencing involving persistent violent felony offenders.

2013-A7744 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7744

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 3, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to sentencing

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 70.08 of the penal law, as amended
by  section 7 of chapter 107 of the laws of 2006, is amended by adding a
new paragraph (d) to read as follows:
  (D) FOR A CLASS E FELONY THE MINIMUM PERIOD MUST  BE  AT  LEAST  THREE
YEARS AND MUST NOT EXCEED TWENTY-FIVE YEARS.
  S  2.  Subdivision  3 of section 70.08 of the penal law, as amended by
section 8 of chapter 107 of the laws of 2006, is amended by adding a new
paragraph (d) to read as follows:
  (D) FOR A CLASS E FELONY THE MINIMUM PERIOD MUST  BE  AT  LEAST  THREE
YEARS AND MUST NOT EXCEED TWENTY-FIVE YEARS.
  S  3.  This  act shall take effect immediately; provided, however that
this act shall apply to offenses committed on or  after  such  effective
date;  and  provided  further  that  the  amendments to subdivision 3 of
section 70.08 of the penal law made by section one of this act shall  be
subject  to the expiration and reversion of such subdivision pursuant to
subdivision d of section 74 of  chapter  3  of  the  laws  of  1995,  as
amended,  when  upon such date the provisions of section two of this act
shall take effect.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10861-01-3

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