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Assembly Bill A6359

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Makes provisions relating to loitering in a transportation facility

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2015-A6359 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4605
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง240.35, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4592
2011-2012: A4883
2013-2014: A6483
2017-2018: A6766
2019-2020: A4400
2021-2022: A4404
2023-2024: A3563
2025-2026: A7677

2015-A6359 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that a person is guilty of loitering when such person remains in a transportation facility, within twenty-five feet of the token booth or similar location, for more than twenty-five minutes unless authorized to do so or unless the facility's design would make it impossible to maintain a greater distance.

2015-A6359 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6359

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 20, 2015
                               ___________

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

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

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

  Section  1. Section 240.35 of the penal law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 7 to read as follows:
  7.  LOITERS  OR  REMAINS  IN  ANY  TRANSPORTATION   FACILITY,   WITHIN
TWENTY-FIVE  FEET  OF THE TOKEN BOOTH OR SIMILAR LOCATION, FOR MORE THAN
TWENTY-FIVE MINUTES, UNLESS SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED  TO  DO  SO,  UNLESS
BECAUSE OF THE FACILITY'S SIZE OR DESIGN IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO MAIN-
TAIN SUCH DISTANCE.
  S  2.  This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day next succeeding
the date on which it shall have become a law.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06992-01-5

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