Senate Bill S2190

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Expands the definition of the offense of criminal trespass in the second degree

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S2190 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6792
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §140.15, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S499, A3987
2019-2020: A2745

2015-S2190 - Summary

Expands the definition of the offense of criminal trespass in the second degree.

2015-S2190 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2190 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2190

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 21, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. SQUADRON -- 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 expanding  the  definition
  of the offense of criminal trespass in the second degree

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

  Section 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the  "critical
infrastructure safety act".
  S 2. Section 140.15 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 315 of the
laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
S 140.15 Criminal trespass in the second degree.
  1. A person is guilty of criminal trespass in the second degree when:
  [1.]  A.  he or she knowingly enters or remains unlawfully in a dwell-
ing; [or]
  [2.] B. being a person required to maintain registration under article
six-C of the correction law and designated a level two  or  level  three
offender   pursuant   to   subdivision   six   of  section  one  hundred
sixty-eight-l of the correction law, he or she enters or  remains  in  a
public  or  private  elementary,  parochial,  intermediate, junior high,
vocational or high school knowing that the victim  of  the  offense  for
which  such  registration  is required attends or formerly attended such
school. It shall not be an offense subject  to  prosecution  under  this
subdivision  if:  the  person  is  a lawfully registered student at such
school; the person is a lawful student participant in a school sponsored
event; the person is a parent or a legal guardian of a  lawfully  regis-
tered  student  at  such school and enters the school for the purpose of
attending their child's or dependent's event or activity; such school is
the person's designated polling place and he or she enters  such  school
building for the limited purpose of voting; or if the person enters such
school  building  for the limited purposes authorized by the superinten-
dent or chief administrator of such school[.]; OR

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05517-02-5
              

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2015-S2190A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6792
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §140.15, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S499, A3987
2019-2020: A2745

2015-S2190A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Expands the definition of the offense of criminal trespass in the second degree.

2015-S2190A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2190A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 2190--A
    Cal. No. 474

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 21, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  SQUADRON,  GIANARIS,  SERRANO  --  read twice and
  ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
  Codes  --  recommitted  to  the  Committee on Codes in accordance with
  Senate Rule 6, sec. 8  --  reported  favorably  from  said  committee,
  ordered  to  first  and  second  report,  ordered  to a third reading,
  amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place  in  the  order  of
  third reading

AN  ACT  to amend the penal law, in relation to expanding the definition
  of the offense of criminal trespass in the second degree

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

  Section  1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as the "critical
infrastructure safety act".
  S 2. Section 140.15 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 315 of the
laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
S 140.15 Criminal trespass in the second degree.
  1. A person is guilty of criminal trespass in the second degree when:
  [1.] A. he or she knowingly enters or remains unlawfully in  a  dwell-
ing; [or]
  [2.] B. being a person required to maintain registration under article
six-C  of  the  correction law and designated a level two or level three
offender  pursuant  to  subdivision   six   of   section   one   hundred
sixty-eight-l  of  the  correction law, he or she enters or remains in a
public or private  elementary,  parochial,  intermediate,  junior  high,
vocational  or  high  school  knowing that the victim of the offense for
which such registration is required attends or  formerly  attended  such
school.  It  shall  not  be an offense subject to prosecution under this
subdivision if: the person is a  lawfully  registered  student  at  such
school; the person is a lawful student participant in a school sponsored
event;  the  person is a parent or a legal guardian of a lawfully regis-
tered student at such school and enters the school for  the  purpose  of

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

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