| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Feb 23, 2016 |
print number 6727b |
| Feb 23, 2016 |
amend and recommit to codes |
| Feb 16, 2016 |
print number 6727a |
| Feb 16, 2016 |
amend and recommit to codes |
| Feb 10, 2016 |
referred to codes |
Senate Bill S6727B
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee
Actions
Bill Amendments
2015-S6727 - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §155.20, Pen L
- Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
-
S439
2015-S6727 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6727
TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the penal law, in relation to the
commission of larceny
PURPOSE :
This bill amends Section 155.05 of the Penal Law to define a crime of
larceny as including the aggregate amount of property stolen by a
person in a common scheme to defraud
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
Section 1 amends Subdivision 1 of Section 155.05 of the Penal Law to
define larceny as including the aggregate amount of property illegally
appropriated to oneself, or a third party, in a common scheme to
defraud
Section 2 amends Subdivision 2 of Section 155.20 of the Penal Law to
define the "value" of property involved in a larceny to include the
aggregate market value of all the property taken, obtained, or
withheld during a common scheme to defraud
Section 3 sets forth the effective date of the law.
JUSTIFICATION :
2015-S6727 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
6727
I N S E N A T E
February 10, 2016
___________
Introduced by Sen. PERALTA -- 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 the commission of larceny
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 155.05 of the penal law is amended
to read as follows:
1. A person steals property and commits larceny when, with intent to
deprive another PERSON of property or to appropriate the same to himself
OR HERSELF, or to a third person, he OR SHE ON ONE OR MORE OCCASIONS OR
THROUGH ONE OR MORE TRANSACTIONS, WHICH CONSTITUTE A COMMON SCHEME,
wrongfully takes, obtains or withholds such property from an owner ther-
eof.
S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 155.20 of the penal law is amended to
read as follows:
1. Except as otherwise specified in this section, value means the
AGGREGATE market value of ALL the property TAKEN, OBTAINED OR WITHHELD,
DURING A COMMON SCHEME, at the [time] TIMES and [place] PLACES of the
crime, or if such cannot be satisfactorily ascertained, the cost of
replacement of [the] SUCH property within a reasonable time after the
crime.
S 3. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing 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.
LBD14039-02-6
2015-S6727A - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §155.20, Pen L
- Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
-
S439
2015-S6727A - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6727A
TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the penal law, in relation to the
commission of larceny
PURPOSE :
This bill amends Section 155.05 of the Penal Law to define a crime of
larceny as including the aggregate amount of property stolen by a
person in a common scheme to defraud
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
Section 1 amends Subdivision 2 of Section 155.20 of the Penal Law to
define the "value" of property involved in a larceny to include the
aggregate market value of all the property taken, obtained, or
withheld during a common scheme to defraud
Section 2 sets forth the effective date of the law.
JUSTIFICATION :
As acts of larceny have rapidly evolved to include a wide range of
computer crimes, mortgage fraud and compounded instances of identity
theft, the State's district attorneys are often left without the
necessary tools to prosecute defendants in correlation with the
2015-S6727A - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
6727--A
I N S E N A T E
February 10, 2016
___________
Introduced by Sen. PERALTA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the commission of larceny
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 155.20 of the penal law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 5 to read as follows:
5. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION,
IN THE CASE OF MULTIPLE VIOLATIONS OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE
CONSTITUTING A COMMON SCHEME, SUCH VIOLATIONS SHALL BE DEEMED TO BE A
SINGLE OFFENSE DEFINED IN THIS ARTICLE BASED ON THE AGGREGATE VALUE OF
ALL PROPERTY TAKEN, OBTAINED OR WITHHELD FOR ALL SUCH MULTIPLE
VIOLATIONS CONSTITUTING A COMMON SCHEME.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing 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.
LBD14039-04-6
2015-S6727B (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §155.20, Pen L
- Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
-
S439
2015-S6727B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6727B
TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the penal law, in relation to the commission of
larceny
PURPOSE :
This bill amends Section 155.20 of the Penal Law to define the "value"
of property involved in a larceny may be deemed to include the
aggregate market value of all the property taken, obtained, or
withheld during a common scheme to defraud
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS :
Section 1 amends Subdivision 2 of Section 155.20 of the Penal Law to
define the "value" of property involved in a larceny may be deemed to
include the aggregate market value of all the property taken,
obtained, or withheld during a common scheme to defraud
Section 2 sets forth the effective date of the law.
JUSTIFICATION :
As acts of larceny have rapidly evolved to include a wide range of
2015-S6727B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
6727--B
I N S E N A T E
February 10, 2016
___________
Introduced by Sen. PERALTA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the commission of larceny
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 155.20 of the penal law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 5 to read as follows:
5. NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION,
IN THE CASE OF MULTIPLE VIOLATIONS OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE
CONSTITUTING A COMMON SCHEME, SUCH VIOLATIONS MAY BE DEEMED TO BE A
SINGLE OFFENSE DEFINED IN THIS ARTICLE BASED ON THE AGGREGATE VALUE OF
ALL PROPERTY TAKEN, OBTAINED OR WITHHELD FOR ALL SUCH MULTIPLE
VIOLATIONS CONSTITUTING A COMMON SCHEME.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing 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.
LBD14039-05-6
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