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Assembly Bill A4661

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Imposes increased fines on certain individuals who commit riot in the first degree during a state disaster emergency

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2021-A4661 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5873
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §80.00, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A10603, S8575
2023-2024: A2481
2025-2026: A4594

2021-A4661 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Imposes increased fines on certain individuals who commit riot in the first degree during a state disaster emergency.

2021-A4661 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4661
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 4, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. FALL, CUSICK, DARLING, GALEF, DICKENS, TAYLOR --
   read once and referred to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to imposing  increased  fines
   on  certain  individuals  who commit riot in the first degree during a
   state disaster emergency

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Section 80.00 of the penal law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 8 to read as follows:
   8. WHEN A DEFENDANT IS TO BE SENTENCED FOR RIOT IN THE FIRST DEGREE AS
 DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION 240.06 OF THIS CHAPTER,  OCCURRING
 DURING  A STATE DISASTER EMERGENCY DECLARED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE TWO-A OF
 THE  EXECUTIVE  LAW,  AND  WHERE  SUCH  DEFENDANT  HAS  PREVIOUSLY  BEEN
 CONVICTED  OF  RIOT IN THE FIRST DEGREE AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF
 SECTION 240.06 OF THIS CHAPTER TWO OR MORE TIMES, THE AMOUNT OF THE FINE
 SPECIFIED IN PARAGRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF  THIS  SECTION  MAY  BE
 INCREASED BY UP TO AN ADDITIONAL TWO THOUSAND DOLLARS.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06200-01-1

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