Bill Text: NY A09715 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Eliminates from the class A misdemeanor of theft of services, the avoidance of payment for railroad, subway, bus or other public transportation services and allows for community service in lieu of a civil penalty for certain offenders of theft of transit services.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 17-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-06-05 - held for consideration in codes [A09715 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          9715
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    February 2, 2018
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        Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT, GLICK, D'URSO, DICKENS, SEPULVEDA, SIMON,
          BARRON,  GOTTFRIED,  ORTIZ, PICHARDO, BLAKE, WILLIAMS -- read once and
          referred to the Committee on Codes
        AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to theft of  certain  transit
          services
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 165.15 of the penal law is amended
     2  to read as follows:
     3    3. With intent to obtain [railroad, subway, bus], air[,] or  taxi  [or
     4  any  other  public transportation] service without payment of the lawful
     5  charge therefor, or to avoid payment  of  the  lawful  charge  for  such
     6  transportation  service  which  has  been rendered to him, he obtains or
     7  attempts to obtain such service or avoids or attempts to  avoid  payment
     8  therefor  by  force,  intimidation,  stealth,  deception  or  mechanical
     9  tampering, or by unjustifiable failure or refusal to pay; or
    10    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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