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Assembly Bill A6107

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to creating the criminal offense of threatening with a hypodermic instrument

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2015-A6107 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยงยง265.50 & 265.60, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A4530

2015-A6107 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the criminal offense of threatening with a hypodermic instrument.

2015-A6107 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6107

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 16, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BORELLI  --  Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A.
  LAWRENCE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the  criminal  offense  of
  threatening with a hypodermic instrument

  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 two new sections  265.50
and 265.60 to read as follows:
S 265.50 CRIMINAL USE OF A HYPODERMIC INSTRUMENT IN THE SECOND DEGREE.
  A  PERSON  IS GUILTY OF CRIMINAL USE OF A HYPODERMIC INSTRUMENT IN THE
SECOND DEGREE IF HE OR SHE THREATENS THE USE  OF  A  HYPODERMIC  SYRINGE
DURING THE COMMISSION OF ANY MISDEMEANOR.
  CRIMINAL  USE  OF  A  HYPODERMIC  INSTRUMENT IN THE SECOND DEGREE IS A
CLASS E FELONY.
S 265.60 CRIMINAL USE OF A HYPODERMIC INSTRUMENT IN THE FIRST DEGREE.
  A PERSON IS GUILTY OF CRIMINAL USE OF A HYPODERMIC INSTRUMENT  IN  THE
FIRST  DEGREE  IF  HE  OR  SHE THREATENS THE USE OF A HYPODERMIC SYRINGE
DURING THE COMMISSION OF ANY FELONY.
  CRIMINAL USE OF A HYPODERMIC INSTRUMENT IN THE FIRST DEGREE IS A CLASS
C FELONY. THE COURT SHALL IMPOSE A SEPARATE SENTENCE TO RUN CONSECUTIVE-
LY IN ADDITION TO ANY SENTENCE IMPOSED ON THE UNDERLYING FELONY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05783-01-5

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