Bill Text: NY A05039 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Repeals section 220.44 of the penal law relating to the criminal sale of a controlled substance in or near school grounds and section 317 of the highway law relating to drug free school zones.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to codes [A05039 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A05039-Introduced.html


                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5039
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    February 6, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by M. of A. QUART -- read once and referred to the Committee
          on Codes
        AN ACT to amend the administrative code of the city  of  New  York,  the
          general  business law, the penal law, and the vehicle and traffic law,
          in relation to the criminal sale of a controlled substance in or  near
          school  grounds;  and  to  repeal  section 220.44 of the penal law and
          section 317 of the highway law relating thereto
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Section 220.44 of the penal law is REPEALED.
     2    § 2. Section 317 of the highway law is REPEALED.
     3    §  3.  Subparagraph i of paragraph 7 of subdivision a of section 9-131
     4  of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by  chap-
     5  ter 189 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
     6    i. a felony defined in any of the following sections of the penal law:
     7  120.01,  120.02,  120.03,  120.04,  120.04-a(4), 120.05, 120.06, 120.07,
     8  120.08, 120.09, 120.10, 120.11, 120.12, 120.13, 120.18, 120.25,  120.55,
     9  120.60,  120.70, 121.12, 121.13, 125.10, 125.11, 125.12, 125.13, 125.14,
    10  125.15, 125.20, 125.21, 125.22, 125.25, 125.26, 125.27, 125.40,  125.45,
    11  130.25,   130.30,   130.35,  130.40,  130.45,  130.50,  130.53,  130.65,
    12  130.65-a,  130.66,  130.67,  130.70,  130.75,  130.80,  130.85,  130.90,
    13  130.95,  130.96,  135.10,  135.20, 135.25, 135.35, 135.50, 135.65(2)(b),
    14  140.17, 140.25, 140.30, 145.12, 150.05, 150.10, 150.15, 150.20,  160.05,
    15  160.10,  160.15, 195.07, 195.08, 195.17, 215.11, 215.12, 215.13, 215.15,
    16  215.16, 215.17, 215.51, 215.52, 220.18, 220.21, 220.28, 220.41,  220.43,
    17  [220.44,]  220.48,  220.77,  230.05,  230.06, 230.19, 230.25(2), 230.30,
    18  230.32,  230.33,  230.34,  230.34-a,  235.22,  240.06,  240.55,  240.60,
    19  240.61,  240.62, 240.63, 240.75, 241.05, 255.26, 255.27, 260.25, 260.32,
    20  260.34,  263.05,  263.10,  263.11,  263.15,  263.16,  263.30,  265.01-a,
    21  265.01-b, 265.02(2) through (8), 265.03, 265.04, 265.08, 265.09, 265.10,
    22  265.11,  265.12,  265.13,  265.14,  265.16,  265.17,  265.19, 265.35(2),
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD07634-01-9

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     1  270.30, 270.35,  405.16(1),  405.18,  460.22,  470.21,  470.22,  470.23,
     2  470.24,  490.10, 490.15, 490.20, 490.25, 490.30, 490.35, 490.37, 490.40,
     3  490.45, 490.47, 490.50, or 490.55;
     4    §  4. Subparagraph i of paragraph 6 of subdivision a of section 14-154
     5  of the administrative code of the city of New York, as amended by  chap-
     6  ter 189 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
     7    i. a felony defined in any of the following sections of the penal law:
     8  120.01,  120.02,  120.03,  120.04,  120.04-a(4), 120.05, 120.06, 120.07,
     9  120.08, 120.09, 120.10, 120.11, 120.12, 120.13, 120.18, 120.25,  120.55,
    10  120.60,  120.70, 121.12, 121.13, 125.10, 125.11, 125.12, 125.13, 125.14,
    11  125.15, 125.20, 125.21, 125.22, 125.25, 125.26, 125.27, 125.40,  125.45,
    12  130.25,   130.30,   130.35,  130.40,  130.45,  130.50,  130.53,  130.65,
    13  130.65-a,  130.66,  130.67,  130.70,  130.75,  130.80,  130.85,  130.90,
    14  130.95,  130.96,  135.10,  135.20, 135.25, 135.35, 135.50, 135.65(2)(b),
    15  140.17, 140.25, 140.30, 145.12, 150.05, 150.10, 150.15, 150.20,  160.05,
    16  160.10,  160.15, 195.07, 195.08, 195.17, 215.11, 215.12, 215.13, 215.15,
    17  215.16, 215.17, 215.51, 215.52, 220.18, 220.21, 220.28, 220.41,  220.43,
    18  [220.44,]  220.48,  220.77,  230.05,  230.06, 230.19, 230.25(2), 230.30,
    19  230.32,  230.33,  230.34,  230.34-a,  235.22,  240.06,  240.55,  240.60,
    20  240.61,  240.62, 240.63, 240.75, 241.05, 255.26, 255.27, 260.25, 260.32,
    21  260.34,  263.05,  263.10,  263.11,  263.15,  263.16,  263.30,  265.01-a,
    22  265.01-b,  265.02  (2)  through  (8),  265.03,  265.04,  265.08, 265.09,
    23  265.10,  265.11,  265.12,  265.13,  265.14,  265.16,   265.17,   265.19,
    24  265.35(2),  270.30,  270.35,  405.16(l), 405.18, 460.22, 470.21, 470.22,
    25  470.23, 470.24, 490.10, 490.15, 490.20, 490.25, 490.30, 490.35,  490.37,
    26  490.40, 490.45, 490.47, 490.50, or 490.55;
    27    §  5.  Subdivision  13 of section 89-f of the general business law, as
    28  added by chapter 336 of the laws of 1992, is amended to read as follows:
    29    13. "Serious offense" shall mean any  felony  involving  the  offenses
    30  enumerated  in  the  closing  paragraph  of this subdivision; a criminal
    31  solicitation of or a conspiracy to commit or an attempt to commit  or  a
    32  criminal  facilitation  of a felony involving the offenses enumerated in
    33  the closing paragraph of this subdivision, which criminal  solicitation,
    34  conspiracy, attempt or criminal facilitation itself constitutes a felony
    35  or  any  offense  in  any  other jurisdiction which if committed in this
    36  state would constitute a felony; any offense in any  other  jurisdiction
    37  which if committed in this state would constitute a felony provided that
    38  for the purposes of this article, none of the following shall be consid-
    39  ered  criminal  convictions  or  reported  as such: (i) a conviction for
    40  which an executive pardon has been issued pursuant to the executive law;
    41  (ii) a conviction which has been vacated  and  replaced  by  a  youthful
    42  offender  finding pursuant to article seven hundred twenty of the crimi-
    43  nal procedure law, or the applicable provisions  of  law  of  any  other
    44  jurisdiction;  or  (iii)  a  conviction  the  records of which have been
    45  sealed pursuant to the applicable provisions of the laws of  this  state
    46  or  of  any  other  jurisdiction;  and (iv) a conviction for which other
    47  evidence of successful rehabilitation to remove the disability has  been
    48  issued.
    49    Felonies involving: assault, aggravated assault and reckless endanger-
    50  ment  pursuant  to  article  one hundred twenty; vehicular manslaughter,
    51  manslaughter and murder pursuant to article one hundred twenty-five; sex
    52  offenses pursuant to article one hundred thirty; unlawful  imprisonment,
    53  kidnapping  or  coercion  pursuant  to  article one hundred thirty-five;
    54  criminal trespass and burglary pursuant to article  one  hundred  forty;
    55  criminal  mischief,  criminal  tampering  and  tampering with a consumer
    56  product pursuant to article one hundred forty-five;  arson  pursuant  to

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     1  article one hundred fifty; larceny and offenses involving theft pursuant
     2  to article one hundred fifty-five; offenses involving computers pursuant
     3  to  article  one  hundred  fifty-six;  robbery  pursuant  to article one
     4  hundred  sixty; criminal possession of stolen property pursuant to arti-
     5  cle one hundred sixty-five; forgery and  related  offenses  pursuant  to
     6  article one hundred seventy; involving false written statements pursuant
     7  to  article  one hundred seventy-five; commercial bribing and commercial
     8  bribe receiving pursuant to article one hundred eighty; criminal  imper-
     9  sonation  and  scheme to defraud pursuant to article one hundred ninety;
    10  bribery involving public servants and related offenses pursuant to arti-
    11  cle two hundred; perjury and related offenses pursuant  to  article  two
    12  hundred  ten; tampering with a witness, intimidating a victim or witness
    13  and tampering with physical evidence pursuant  to  article  two  hundred
    14  fifteen;  criminal  possession  of  a  controlled  substance pursuant to
    15  sections 220.06, 220.09, 220.16, 220.18 and 220.21; criminal sale  of  a
    16  controlled  substance  pursuant  to  sections  220.31,  220.34,  220.39,
    17  220.41[,] and 220.43 [and 220.44]; criminal sale of  marijuana  pursuant
    18  to  sections 221.45, 221.50 and 221.55; riot in the first degree, aggra-
    19  vated harassment in the first degree, criminal  nuisance  in  the  first
    20  degree  and  falsely reporting an incident in the second or first degree
    21  pursuant to article two hundred forty; and crimes against public  safety
    22  pursuant to article two hundred sixty-five of the penal law.
    23    §  6.  Subdivision  21  of section 10.00 of the penal law, as added by
    24  chapter 1 of the laws of 2013, is amended to read as follows:
    25    21. "Drug trafficking felony" means  any  of  the  following  offenses
    26  defined  in article two hundred twenty of this chapter: violation of use
    27  of a child to commit  a  controlled  substance  offense  as  defined  in
    28  section  220.28;  criminal  sale of a controlled substance in the fourth
    29  degree as defined in section  220.34;  criminal  sale  of  a  controlled
    30  substance  in  the  third  degree as defined in section 220.39; criminal
    31  sale of a controlled substance  in  the  second  degree  as  defined  in
    32  section  220.41;  criminal  sale  of a controlled substance in the first
    33  degree as defined in section 220.43;  [criminal  sale  of  a  controlled
    34  substance  in  or  near  school  grounds  as defined in section 220.44;]
    35  unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine in the second degree as  defined
    36  in  section 220.74; unlawful manufacture of methamphetamine in the first
    37  degree as defined in section 220.75; or operating as a major  trafficker
    38  as defined in section 220.77.
    39    §  7.  Subparagraph  (i)  of paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section
    40  70.70 of the penal law, as amended by section 21 of part AAA of  chapter
    41  56 of the laws of 2009, is amended to read as follows:
    42    (i)  for  a  class  B  felony, the term shall be at least one year and
    43  shall not exceed nine years, except that for the class B felony of crim-
    44  inal sale of a controlled  substance  [in  or  near  school  grounds  as
    45  defined  in  subdivision  two of section 220.44 of this chapter or] on a
    46  school bus as defined in subdivision seventeen of section 220.00 of this
    47  chapter or criminal sale of a controlled substance to a child as defined
    48  in section 220.48 of this chapter, the term shall be at least two  years
    49  and shall not exceed nine years;
    50    §  8.  Subdivision 8 of section 220.34 of the penal law, as amended by
    51  chapter 264 of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
    52    8. a controlled substance in violation of section 220.31 of this arti-
    53  cle, when such sale takes place upon the grounds of a child day care  or
    54  educational  facility  under  circumstances  evincing  knowledge  by the
    55  defendant that such sale is taking place upon such grounds. [As used  in
    56  this  subdivision, the phrase "the grounds of a child day care or educa-

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     1  tional facility" shall have the same meaning as provided for in subdivi-
     2  sion five of section 220.44 of this article.] For the purposes  of  this
     3  subdivision, a rebuttable presumption shall be established that a person
     4  has  knowledge  that  they are within the grounds of a child day care or
     5  educational facility when notice is conspicuously posted of the presence
     6  or proximity of such facility; or
     7    § 9. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 4 of section 509-cc of  the  vehicle
     8  and  traffic  law,  as  amended  by  chapter 400 of the laws of 2011, is
     9  amended to read as follows:
    10    (b) The offenses referred to in subparagraph (ii) of paragraph (a)  of
    11  subdivision  one  and  paragraph  (b) of subdivision two of this section
    12  that result in permanent disqualification  shall  include  a  conviction
    13  under  sections  100.13, 105.15, 105.17, 115.08, 120.12, 120.70, 125.10,
    14  125.11,  130.40,  130.53,  130.60,  130.65-a,  135.20,  160.15,  220.18,
    15  220.21,  220.39, 220.41, 220.43, [220.44,] 230.25, 260.00, 265.04 of the
    16  penal law or an attempt to commit any of the  aforesaid  offenses  under
    17  section  110.00  of  the  penal  law,  or any offenses committed under a
    18  former section of the penal law which would constitute violations of the
    19  aforesaid sections of the penal law, or any offenses  committed  outside
    20  this  state  which would constitute violations of the aforesaid sections
    21  of the penal law.
    22    § 10. This act shall take effect immediately.
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