Bill Text: NY A02344 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Establishes the crime of criminally negligent use of real property; establishes that the commission of such crime shall constitute a class A misdemeanor.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - referred to codes [A02344 Detail]
Download: New_York-2023-A02344-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2344 2023-2024 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 25, 2023 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. VANEL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the crime of criminally negligent use of real property The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 240.80 to 2 read as follows: 3 § 240.80 Criminally negligent use of real property. 4 1. A person is guilty of criminally negligent use of real property 5 when he or she: 6 (a) is an owner or lessor of such real property; 7 (b) leases or gives possession of such property to a lessee or occu- 8 pant; and 9 (c) permits the unlawful use or occupancy of such property by such 10 lessee or occupant. 11 2. For purposes of this section the following terms shall have the 12 following meanings: 13 (a) "Permits" shall mean: 14 (i) knowledge of such unlawful use or occupancy; or 15 (ii) knowledge of the lessee or occupant, within a period of one year, 16 being convicted of two or more offenses related to the unlawful use or 17 occupancy of property as described in paragraph (b) of this subdivision. 18 (b) "Unlawful use or occupancy" shall include, but not be limited to, 19 unsanctioned: 20 (i) gambling, as defined in subdivision two of section 225.00 of this 21 chapter; 22 (ii) combative sports; or 23 (iii) organized entertainment events, including but not limited to, 24 events serving and charging for the consumption of alcoholic beverages. 25 Criminally negligent use of real property is a class A misdemeanor. 26 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06243-01-3