Assembly Bill A8778

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the sentencing requirements for the offenses of hindering prosecution and conspiracy

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

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2017-A8778 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S211
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§205.55, 205.60, 205.65, 105.05, 105.10 & 105.13, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A8250, S5947
2019-2020: A1757
2021-2022: A801
2023-2024: A1765

2017-A8778 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the sentencing requirements for the offenses of hindering prosecution and conspiracy.

2017-A8778 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8778
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             November 3, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. JONES -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the offenses of  hindering
   prosecution and conspiracy
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 205.55 of the penal  law  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
 § 205.55 Hindering prosecution in the third degree.
   A  person  is guilty of hindering prosecution in the third degree when
 he OR SHE renders criminal assistance to a person who  has  committed  a
 felony.
   Hindering prosecution in the third degree is a class [A misdemeanor] E
 FELONY.
   § 2. Section 205.60 of the penal law is amended to read as follows:
 § 205.60 Hindering prosecution in the second degree.
   A  person is guilty of hindering prosecution in the second degree when
 he OR SHE renders criminal assistance to a person who  has  committed  a
 class B or class C felony.
   Hindering prosecution in the second degree is a class [E] D felony.
   § 3. Section 205.65 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 398 of the
 laws of 1970, is amended to read as follows:
 § 205.65 Hindering prosecution in the first degree.
   A  person  is guilty of hindering prosecution in the first degree when
 he OR SHE renders criminal assistance to a person who  has  committed  a
 class  A  felony,  knowing  or believing that such person has engaged in
 conduct constituting a class A felony.
   Hindering prosecution in the first degree is a class [D] B felony.
   § 4. Section 105.05 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 422 of the
 laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows:
 § 105.05 Conspiracy in the fifth degree.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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