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Assembly Bill A4761

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to theft of services from barbershops, salons or beauty salons

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2017-A4761 - Details

Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §165.15, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A4562
2015-2016: A4163

2017-A4761 - Summary

Relates to theft of services from barbershops, salons or beauty salons and makes such offense a violation.

2017-A4761 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4761
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 3, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. KEARNS -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Codes
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the penal law, in relation to theft of services from
   barbershops, salons and beauty shops
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. Section 165.15 of the penal law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 12 to read as follows:
   12. WITH INTENT TO AVOID PAYMENT FOR SERVICES RENDERED  BY  A  BARBER-
 SHOP,  SALON  OR BEAUTY SHOP, HE OR SHE AVOIDS OR ATTEMPTS TO AVOID SUCH
 PAYMENT BY UNJUSTIFIABLE FAILURE OR REFUSAL TO PAY, BY  STEALTH,  OR  BY
 ANY  MISREPRESENTATION  OF  FACT  WHICH  HE OR SHE KNOWNS TO BE FALSE. A
 PERSON WHO FAILS OR REFUSES TO PAY FOR SUCH SERVICES IS PRESUMED TO HAVE
 INTENDED TO AVOID PAYMENT THEREFOR.
   § 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.
                                                            LBD09327-01-7

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2017-A4761A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §165.15, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A4562
2015-2016: A4163

2017-A4761A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to theft of services from barbershops, salons or beauty salons and makes such offense a violation.

2017-A4761A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4761--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 3, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. KEARNS, HARRIS -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
   GIGLIO, HYNDMAN -- read once and referred 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 theft of services from
   barbershops, salons and beauty shops
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The closing paragraph of section 165.15 of the penal law,
 as amended by chapter 491 of the laws of 1992,  is  amended  and  a  new
 subdivision 12 is added to read as follows:
   12.  WITH  INTENT  TO AVOID PAYMENT FOR SERVICES RENDERED BY A BARBER-
 SHOP, SALON OR BEAUTY SHOP, HE OR SHE AVOIDS OR ATTEMPTS TO  AVOID  SUCH
 PAYMENT  BY  UNJUSTIFIABLE  FAILURE OR REFUSAL TO PAY, BY STEALTH, OR BY
 ANY MISREPRESENTATION OF FACT WHICH HE OR SHE KNOWS TO BE FALSE.
   Theft of services is a class A misdemeanor,  provided,  however,  that
 theft  of cable television service as defined by the provisions of para-
 graphs (a), (c) and (d) of subdivision four of this section, and  having
 a  value  not  in  excess of one hundred dollars by a person who has not
 been previously convicted of theft of services under subdivision four of
 this section is a violation, that theft of  services  under  subdivision
 nine  of  this section by a person who has not been previously convicted
 of theft of services  under  subdivision  nine  of  this  section  is  a
 violation,  THAT  THEFT  OF  SERVICES  UNDER  SUBDIVISION TWELVE OF THIS
 SECTION BY A PERSON WHO HAS NOT PREVIOUSLY BEEN CONVICTED  OF  THEFT  OF
 SERVICES  UNDER  SUBDIVISION  TWELVE OF THIS SECTION IS A VIOLATION, and
 provided further, however, that  theft  of  services  of  any  telephone
 service  under  paragraph (a) or (b) of subdivision five of this section
 having a value in excess of one thousand dollars or by a person who  has
 been  previously  convicted within five years of theft of services under
 paragraph (a) of subdivision five of this section is a class E felony.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
 have become a law.

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