Assembly Bill A7449

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Increases the penalties for bias-related and gang related graffiti, and graffiti upon religious property

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  • 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

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2017-A7449 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1785
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§60.31 & 145.62, amd §§65.10, 145.60 & 240.31, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1856
2011-2012: A6648, S532
2013-2014: A3740, S2251
2015-2016: A4392, S849
2019-2020: A7138, S83
2021-2022: A5090, S94

2017-A7449 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases the penalties for bias related and gang related graffiti, and graffiti upon religious property.

2017-A7449 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   7449
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 26, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  BENEDETTO  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to bias-related graffiti, the
   disposition of graffiti offenses, graffiti for the purpose of  promot-
   ing gang related activities and graffiti upon religious property

   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 a new section 60.31  to
 read as follows:
 § 60.31 AUTHORIZED  DISPOSITION;  AGGRAVATED  HARASSMENT  IN  THE  FIRST
           DEGREE.
   WHEN A PERSON IS CONVICTED  OF  AGGRAVATED  HARASSMENT  IN  THE  FIRST
 DEGREE AS DEFINED IN SECTION 240.31 OF THIS CHAPTER, OR OF AN ATTEMPT TO
 COMMIT  SUCH AN OFFENSE, OR OF A LESSER INCLUDED OFFENSE, IN ADDITION TO
 ANY OTHER SENTENCE IMPOSED OR AS A CONDITION OF PROBATION OR CONDITIONAL
 DISCHARGE THE COURT MAY ORDER SUCH PERSON TO PARTICIPATE IN, AT  HIS  OR
 HER  OWN EXPENSE, A DIVERSITY TRAINING PROGRAM THAT IS DESIGNED TO OVER-
 COME DISCRIMINATION, PREJUDICE AND INTOLERANCE, AND THAT PROMOTES COMMU-
 NICATION, UNDERSTANDING AND RESPECT AMONG DIVERSE RACIAL, RELIGIOUS  AND
 ETHNIC GROUPS.
   § 2. Paragraph (h) of subdivision 2 of section 65.10 of the penal law,
 as  amended  by  chapter  508 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as
 follows:
   (h) Perform services for a public or not-for-profit corporation, asso-
 ciation, institution or agency, including but not  limited  to  services
 for  the  [division]  OFFICE of ALCOHOLISM AND substance abuse services,
 [services in an appropriate community program for  removal  of  graffiti
 from  public  or private property, including any property damaged in the
 underlying offense,] or services for the maintenance and repair of  real
 or  personal property maintained as a cemetery plot, grave, burial place
 or other place of interment of human remains. Provided however, that the
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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