Bill Text: NY A09439 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Increases directing a laser at an aircraft in the second degree from a class A misdemeanor to a class D felony, and increases directing a laser at an aircraft in the first degree from a class E felony to a class B felony.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-03-03 - referred to codes [A09439 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A09439-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          9439
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                      March 3, 2016
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        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SEPULVEDA  --  read once and referred to the
          Committee on Codes
        AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to increasing the severity of
          the penalties for directing a laser at an aircraft offenses
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section  1.  The closing paragraph of section 240.76 of the penal law,
     2  as added by chapter 98 of the laws  of  2014,  is  amended  to  read  as
     3  follows:
     4    Directing  a  laser  at an aircraft in the second degree is a class [A
     5  misdemeanor] D felony.
     6    § 2. The closing paragraph of section 240.77  of  the  penal  law,  as
     7  added by chapter 98 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
     8    Directing  a laser at an aircraft in the first degree is a class [E] B
     9  felony.
    10    § 3. 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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