S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9715--A
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 2, 2018
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Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT, GLICK, D'URSO, DICKENS, SEPULVEDA, SIMON,
BARRON, GOTTFRIED, ORTIZ, PICHARDO, BLAKE, WILLIAMS -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Codes -- committee discharged, bill
amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
tee
AN ACT to amend the penal law and the public authorities law, in
relation to theft of certain transit services
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 165.15 of the penal law is amended
to read as follows:
3. With intent to obtain [railroad, subway, bus,] air[,] OR taxi [or
any other public transportation] service without payment of the lawful
charge therefor, or to avoid payment of the lawful charge for such
transportation service which has been rendered to him, he obtains or
attempts to obtain such service or avoids or attempts to avoid payment
therefor by force, intimidation, stealth, deception or mechanical
tampering, or by unjustifiable failure or refusal to pay; or
§ 2. Paragraph b of subdivision 4 of section 1209-a of the public
authorities law, as amended by chapter 460 of the laws of 2015, is
amended to read as follows:
b. To impose civil penalties not to exceed a total of one hundred
fifty dollars for any transit infraction within its jurisdiction, in
accordance with a penalty schedule established by the authority or the
metropolitan transportation authority or a subsidiary thereof, as appli-
cable, except that FOR PENALTIES FOR THEFT OF SERVICES, THE DEFENDANT
MAY ELECT TO PERFORM COMMUNITY SERVICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH A SCHEDULE
ESTABLISHED BY THE AUTHORITY AS AN ALTERNATIVE TO PAYMENT OF THE CIVIL
PENALTY IF SUCH DEFENDANT IS A MINOR OR HAS A HOUSEHOLD INCOME AT OR
BELOW TWO HUNDRED FIFTY PERCENT OF THE FEDERAL POVERTY LINE, AND penal-
ties for violations of the health code of the city of New York shall be
in accordance with the penalties established for such violations by the
board of health of the city of New York, and penalties for violations of
the noise code of the city of New York shall be in accordance with the
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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penalties established for such violations by law, and civil penalties
for violations of the rules and regulations of the triborough bridge and
tunnel authority shall be in accordance with the penalties established
for such violations by section twenty-nine hundred eighty-five of this
chapter;
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.