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Senate Bill S4388

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to grand larceny in the fourth degree and criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree

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2017-S4388 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§155.30 & 165.45, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S7793

2017-S4388 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to grand larceny in the fourth degree and criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth degree of metal wire used as a conductor to transmit and distribute electrical energy.

2017-S4388 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4388 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4388
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 13, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  GRIFFO -- 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  grand  larceny  in  the
   fourth degree and criminal possession of stolen property in the fourth
   degree  of  metal  wire used as a conductor to transmit and distribute
   electrical energy
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 155.30 of the penal law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 12 to read as follows:
   12. THE PROPERTY CONSISTS OF METAL WIRE WHICH IS OWNED BY AN  ELECTRIC
 COMPANY  OR  PUBLIC  UTILITY  OPERATED BY A MUNICIPALITY OR DISTRICT AND
 WHICH FUNCTIONS AS A CONDUCTOR TO  TRANSMIT  AND  DISTRIBUTE  ELECTRICAL
 ENERGY IN THE ELECTRICAL GRID.
   § 2. Section 165.45 of the penal law is amended by adding a new subdi-
 vision 8 to read as follows:
   8.  THE  PROPERTY CONSISTS OF METAL WIRE WHICH IS OWNED BY AN ELECTRIC
 COMPANY OR PUBLIC UTILITY OPERATED BY A  MUNICIPALITY  OR  DISTRICT  AND
 WHICH  FUNCTIONS  AS  A  CONDUCTOR TO TRANSMIT AND DISTRIBUTE ELECTRICAL
 ENERGY IN THE ELECTRICAL GRID.
   § 3. 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.
                                                            LBD09802-01-7

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