assembly Bill A3550A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Enhances criminal penalties for criminal mischief and larceny offenses committed at a place of religious worship

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Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Jan 10, 2020 print number 3550a
Jan 10, 2020 amend and recommit to codes
Jan 08, 2020 referred to codes
Jan 29, 2019 referred to codes

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A3550 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S502
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Pen L, generally
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9288, S6338
2013-2014: A3514, S2368
2015-2016: A6074, A248, A10388, S1104
2017-2018: A1334, S1786
2021-2022: A701, S394
2023-2024: A1215

A3550 - Summary

Enhances criminal penalties for criminal mischief and larceny offenses committed at a place of religious worship and for cemetery desecration.

A3550 - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3550

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 29, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. ROZIC, D'URSO, VANEL, ZEBROWSKI, MOSLEY, ENGLE-
  BRIGHT, HYNDMAN,  ORTIZ,  COOK,  GLICK,  JOHNS,  McDONOUGH,  DiPIETRO,
  GIGLIO, LAWRENCE, MONTESANO, DINOWITZ, GUNTHER, COLTON, LAVINE, GALEF,
  BLAKE,  RAIA,  NIOU,  ABBATE,  B. MILLER, MORINELLO, CARROLL -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A.   CROUCH,  DE LA ROSA,  M. L. MILLER,  SIMON,
  THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  penal law, in relation to criminal mischief and
  larceny offenses committed at a place  of  religious  worship  and  to
  cemetery desecration

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 2 of  section  145.05  of  the  penal  law,  as
amended  by chapter 276 of the laws of 2003, is amended and a new subdi-
vision 3 is added to read as follows:
  2. damages property of another  person  in  an  amount  exceeding  two
hundred fifty dollars[.]; OR
  3.  DAMAGES  PROPERTY  WHICH, REGARDLESS OF ITS NATURE OR VALUE, IS IN
ANY BUILDING, STRUCTURE OR UPON THE CURTILAGE OF SUCH BUILDING OR STRUC-
TURE USED AS A PLACE OF RELIGIOUS WORSHIP BY A RELIGIOUS CORPORATION, AS
INCORPORATED UNDER THE RELIGIOUS CORPORATIONS LAW OR THE EDUCATION LAW.
  § 2. Section 145.10 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 961 of the
laws of 1971, is amended to read as follows:
§ 145.10 Criminal mischief in the second degree.
  A person is guilty of criminal mischief in the second degree when with
intent to damage property of another person, and having no right  to  do
so  nor  any reasonable ground to believe that he OR SHE has such right,
he OR SHE:
  1. damages property of another person in an amount exceeding one thou-
sand five hundred dollars[.]; OR
  2. DAMAGES PROPERTY WHICH CONSISTS OF A SCROLL, A RELIGIOUS  VESTMENT,
A  VESSEL, AN ITEM COMPRISING A DISPLAY OF RELIGIOUS SYMBOLS WHICH FORMS

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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A3550A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S502
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Pen L, generally
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9288, S6338
2013-2014: A3514, S2368
2015-2016: A6074, A248, A10388, S1104
2017-2018: A1334, S1786
2021-2022: A701, S394
2023-2024: A1215

A3550A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enhances criminal penalties for criminal mischief and larceny offenses committed at a place of religious worship and for cemetery desecration.

A3550A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf


                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                 3550--A

                       2019-2020 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 29, 2019
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. ROZIC, D'URSO, VANEL, ZEBROWSKI, MOSLEY, ENGLE-
  BRIGHT, HYNDMAN,  ORTIZ,  COOK,  GLICK,  JOHNS,  McDONOUGH,  DiPIETRO,
  GIGLIO, LAWRENCE, MONTESANO, DINOWITZ, GUNTHER, COLTON, LAVINE, GALEF,
  BLAKE,  NIOU,  ABBATE, B. MILLER, MORINELLO, CARROLL, GRIFFIN, EICHEN-
  STEIN  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.   CROUCH,   DE LA ROSA,
  M. L. MILLER, SIMON, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on  Codes  -- recommitted to the Committee on Codes in accordance with
  Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in  relation  to  criminal  mischief  and
  larceny  offenses  committed  at  a  place of religious worship and to
  cemetery desecration

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Subdivision  2  of  section  145.05  of the penal law, as
amended by chapter 276 of the laws of 2003, is amended and a new  subdi-
vision 3 is added to read as follows:
  2.  damages  property  of  another  person  in an amount exceeding two
hundred fifty dollars[.]; OR
  3. DAMAGES PROPERTY WHICH, REGARDLESS OF ITS NATURE OR  VALUE,  IS  IN
ANY BUILDING, STRUCTURE OR UPON THE CURTILAGE OF SUCH BUILDING OR STRUC-
TURE USED AS A PLACE OF RELIGIOUS WORSHIP BY A RELIGIOUS CORPORATION, AS
INCORPORATED  UNDER THE RELIGIOUS CORPORATIONS LAW OR THE EDUCATION LAW,
OR USED AS A MUSEUM WHOSE CENTRAL PURPOSE IS RELIGIOUS IN NATURE.
  § 2. Section 145.10 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 961 of the
laws of 1971, is amended to read as follows:
§ 145.10 Criminal mischief in the second degree.
  A person is guilty of criminal mischief in the second degree when with
intent to damage property of another person, and having no right  to  do
so  nor  any reasonable ground to believe that he OR SHE has such right,
he OR SHE:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.