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Jan 06, 2021 | referred to codes |
Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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Co-Sponsors
William Colton
Michael Montesano
A353 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§270.20 & 70.25, Pen L
- Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
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A8539
A353 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 353 2021-2022 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y (PREFILED) January 6, 2021 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. JACOBSON, COLTON, MONTESANO, McDONOUGH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the unlawful wearing of a body vest THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 270.20 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 317 of the laws of 2001, is amended to read as follows: 1. A person is guilty of the unlawful wearing of a body vest when acting either alone or with one or more other persons he OR SHE commits any [violent felony offense defined in section 70.02 while possessing a firearm, rifle or shotgun] MISDEMEANOR OR FELONY DEFINED IN THIS CHAPTER and in the course of and in furtherance of such crime he OR SHE wears a body vest. § 2. Section 70.25 of the penal law is amended by adding a new subdi- vision 2-h to read as follows: 2-H. WHENEVER A PERSON IS CONVICTED OF UNLAWFUL WEARING OF A BODY VEST AS DEFINED IN SECTION 270.20 OF THIS CHAPTER, THE SENTENCE IMPOSED BY THE COURT FOR SUCH OFFENSE SHALL RUN CONSECUTIVELY TO ANY SENTENCE IMPOSED UPON CONVICTION OF A MISDEMEANOR OR FELONY OFFENSE DEFINED IN THIS CHAPTER ARISING FROM THE SAME CRIMINAL TRANSACTION. § 3. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD05231-01-1