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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  • Introduced
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    • 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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2019-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

2019-A3550 - Summary

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

2019-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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2019-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

2019-A3550A (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2019-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.
              

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