S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3316
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 27, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. SMITH, DeSTEFANO, SAYEGH, MORINELLO, TANNOUSIS,
McDONOUGH, ANGELINO -- 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 371 of the laws of 2022, is amended to read as
follows:
1. A person is guilty of the unlawful wearing of body armor when
acting either alone or with one or more other persons [he] SUCH PERSON
commits any [violent felony offense defined in section 70.02] MISDEMEA-
NOR OR FELONY DEFINED IN THIS CHAPTER while possessing a [firearm, rifle
or shotgun] DEADLY WEAPON DEFINED IN SECTION 10.00 OF THIS CHAPTER and
in the course of and in furtherance of such crime [he or she] SUCH
PERSON wears body armor.
§ 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.
LBD01493-01-5
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