Assembly Bill A6141

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes the crimes of carjacking in first, second and third degrees

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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
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2023-A6141 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 161 §§161.00 - 161.15, amd §70.02, Pen L

2023-A6141 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the crimes of carjacking in first, second and third degrees, as the stealing of a motor vehicle from a person or presence of another person through the use or threatened use of force; increases penalties for causing injury to such victim, displaying a real or fake gun or using such a weapon; provides that all carjackings are violent felony offenses.

2023-A6141 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6141
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. CURRAN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to carjacking
 
   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  article  161  to
 read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 161
                                CARJACKING
 SECTION 161.00 CARJACKING; DEFINED.
         161.05 CARJACKING IN THE THIRD DEGREE.
         161.10 CARJACKING IN THE SECOND DEGREE.
         161.15 CARJACKING IN THE FIRST DEGREE.
 § 161.00  CARJACKING; DEFINED.
   CARJACKING.    A  PERSON  COMMITS  CARJACKING  WHEN,  IN THE COURSE OF
 COMMITTING LARCENY OF A MOTOR VEHICLE FROM THE  PERSON  OR  PRESENCE  OF
 ANOTHER  PERSON,  HE OR SHE USES OR THREATENS THE IMMEDIATE USE OF PHYS-
 ICAL FORCE UPON ANOTHER PERSON FOR THE PURPOSE OF:
   1. PREVENTING OR OVERCOMING RESISTANCE TO  THE  TAKING  OF  THE  MOTOR
 VEHICLE OR TO THE RETENTION THEREOF IMMEDIATELY AFTER THE TAKING; OR
   2.  COMPELLING  THE  OWNER  OF SUCH MOTOR VEHICLE OR ANOTHER PERSON TO
 DELIVER UP THE MOTOR VEHICLE OR TO ENGAGE IN OTHER CONDUCT WHICH AIDS IN
 THE COMMISSION OF THE LARCENY.
 § 161.05  CARJACKING IN THE THIRD DEGREE.
   A PERSON IS GUILTY OF CARJACKING IN THE THIRD DEGREE WHEN  HE  OR  SHE
 FORCIBLY  STEALS  A MOTOR VEHICLE FROM THE PERSON OR PRESENCE OF ANOTHER
 PERSON.
   CARJACKING IN THE THIRD DEGREE IS A CLASS D FELONY.
 § 161.10  CARJACKING IN THE SECOND DEGREE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10541-01-3
 A. 6141                             2
 
              

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