Senate Bill S455

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Establishes the crime of terrorism recruitment, a class C felony

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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-S455 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9228
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง490.60, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S592
2011-2012: S932
2013-2014: S1520
2017-2018: S1292, A3171

2015-S455 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the crime of terrorism recruitment defined as intentionally soliciting another to engage in acts of terrorism, as a class C felony.

2015-S455 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S455 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   455

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  MARCELLINO  -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Veterans,  Homeland
  Security and Military Affairs

AN  ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the crime of
  terrorism recruitment, a class C felony

  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 a new section 490.60 to
read as follows:
S 490.60 TERRORISM RECRUITMENT.
  A PERSON IS GUILTY OF TERRORISM RECRUITMENT  WHEN,  WITH  INTENT  THAT
ANOTHER  PERSON  ENGAGE  IN  CONDUCT CONSTITUTING ANY CRIME SET FORTH IN
THIS ARTICLE, HE OR SHE RECRUITS, SOLICITS, REQUESTS,  COMMANDS,  IMPOR-
TUNES OR OTHERWISE ATTEMPTS TO CAUSE SUCH OTHER PERSON TO ENGAGE IN SUCH
CONDUCT.
  TERRORISM RECRUITMENT IS A CLASS C FELONY.
  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.
                                                           LBD02481-01-5

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