Assembly Bill A4881

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to sentences of imprisonment for misdemeanors

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - On Floor Calendar


  • 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

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2017-A4881 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4294
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §70.15, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
A4469, A5964, S1825

2017-A4881 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Reduces certain sentences of imprisonment for misdemeanors to three hundred sixty-four days.

2017-A4881 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4881
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 3, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. CRESPO, NOLAN, GLICK, DINOWITZ, KAVANAGH, ROSEN-
   THAL, ABINANTI, MOYA, SIMOTAS, QUART, SEAWRIGHT, SIMON  --  read  once
   and referred to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to reducing certain sentences
   of imprisonment for misdemeanors to three hundred sixty-four days

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 3 of section 70.15  of  the  penal  law,
 subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 291 of the laws of 1993, are amended
 to read as follows:
   1.  Class  A  misdemeanor.  A  sentence  of imprisonment for a class A
 misdemeanor shall be a  definite  sentence.  When  such  a  sentence  is
 imposed  the term shall be fixed by the court, and shall not exceed [one
 year] THREE HUNDRED SIXTY-FOUR DAYS; provided, however, that a  sentence
 of  imprisonment  imposed  upon a conviction of criminal possession of a
 weapon in the fourth degree as defined in  subdivision  one  of  section
 265.01  must  be  for  a period of no less than [one year] THREE HUNDRED
 SIXTY-FOUR DAYS when the conviction was the result of a plea  of  guilty
 entered  in  satisfaction of an indictment or any count thereof charging
 the defendant with the  class  D  violent  felony  offense  of  criminal
 possession  of  a  weapon  in the third degree as defined in subdivision
 four of section 265.02, except that  the  court  may  impose  any  other
 sentence  authorized  by  law  upon a person who has not been previously
 convicted in the five years immediately preceding the commission of  the
 offense  for  a felony or a class A misdemeanor defined in this chapter,
 if the court having regard to the nature and circumstances of the  crime
 and  to  the history and character of the defendant, finds on the record
 that such sentence would  be  unduly  harsh  and  that  the  alternative
 sentence  would  be consistent with public safety and does not deprecate
 the seriousness of the crime.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09671-01-7
              

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.