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Jan 03, 2018 |
referred to codes returned to senate died in assembly |
Jun 13, 2017 |
referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate |
May 22, 2017 |
advanced to third reading |
May 17, 2017 |
2nd report cal. |
May 16, 2017 |
1st report cal.1027 |
Jan 11, 2017 |
referred to codes |
Senate Bill S1864
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2017-S1864 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-S1864 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S1864 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the penal law, in relation to failure to obtain a building permit or certificate of occupancy for a dwelling PURPOSE : To increase public safety by increasing the penalties for failing to obtain the proper permits or certificates prior to altering a multiple dwelling or allowing an altered building to be inhabited. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section one of this bill amends the Penal Law by adding three new sections 270.11, 270.12 and 270.13 regarding illegal conversions of a multiple dwelling. New section 270.11 provides definitions that will be used for new sections 270.12 and 270.13. The terms defined in this section are "altered" or "alteration," "dwelling," "illegally altered," "local law or regulation," and "multiple dwelling." New section 270.12 establishes the offense of failure to obtain an alteration permit or certificate of occupancy for a multiple dwelling in the second degree. A person is guilty of this offense when he or she, being the owner of the dwelling, failed to obtain an alteration permit or certificate of occupancy, illegally altered the dwelling and
2017-S1864 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1864 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 11, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to failure to obtain a build- ing permit or certificate of occupancy for a dwelling 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 three new sections 270.11, 270.12, and 270.13 to read as follows: § 270.11 DEFINITIONS. AS USED IN SECTIONS 270.12 AND 270.13 OF THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS. 1. THE TERMS "ALTERED" AND "ALTERATION" SHALL MEAN ANY CHANGE IN THE STRUCTURAL PARTS OF A BUILDING OR ANY CHANGE THAT IMPEDES A PERSON'S EGRESS FROM A BUILDING DURING A FIRE OR EMERGENCY EVACUATION. 2. THE TERM "DWELLING" SHALL MEAN ANY ONE TO FOUR FAMILY DWELLING LOCATED IN A CITY WITH A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE WHICH IS OCCUPIED IN WHOLE OR IN PART AS THE HOME, RESIDENCE OR SLEEPING PLACE OF ONE OR MORE HUMAN BEINGS. 3. THE TERM "ILLEGALLY ALTERED" SHALL MEAN A DWELLING WITH ALTERATIONS THAT VIOLATE THE BUILDING CODE, OR LOCAL LAW OR REGULATION. 4. THE TERM "LOCAL LAW OR REGULATION" SHALL MEAN THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK OR REGULATION THAT HAS BEEN PROMULGATED THEREUNDER. § 270.12 FAILURE TO OBTAIN A BUILDING PERMIT OR CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR A DWELLING IN THE SECOND DEGREE. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF FAILURE TO OBTAIN A BUILDING PERMIT OR CERTIF- ICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR A DWELLING IN THE SECOND DEGREE WHEN: 1. BEING THE OWNER OF THE DWELLING, HE OR SHE (A) FAILED TO OBTAIN A BUILDING PERMIT PURSUANT TO THE BUILDING CODE OR A LOCAL LAW OR REGU- LATION REQUIRING PERMITS FOR ALTERATIONS PRIOR TO ENGAGING IN OR AUTHOR- IZING ALTERATIONS TO SUCH DWELLING, (B) SUCH DWELLING WAS ILLEGALLY EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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