Bill Text: NY S01364 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 1364 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relates to reports on certain criminal offenses on public transportation.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - REFERRED TO TRANSPORTATION [S01364 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S01364-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1364
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    January 6, 2011
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       Introduced  by  Sen. PERKINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Transportation
       AN ACT to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to  reports  on
         certain criminal offenses on public transportation
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The vehicle and traffic law is  amended  by  adding  a  new
    2  section 397-c to read as follows:
    3    S  397-C.   REPORTS OF CERTAIN CRIMINAL ACTS ON PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.
    4  MUNICIPAL, TOWN AND VILLAGE POLICE DEPARTMENTS IN  VILLAGES,  TOWNS  AND
    5  CITIES  WITH  LESS THAN ONE MILLION RESIDENTS SHALL PREPARE, ANNUALLY, A
    6  REPORT DETAILING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CRIMINAL  COMPLAINTS  AND  ARRESTS,
    7  CATEGORIZED BY CLASS OF CRIME, FOR VIOLENT FELONY OFFENSES AS DEFINED IN
    8  SECTION  70.02 OF THE PENAL LAW, ASSAULT AND RELATED OFFENSES AS DEFINED
    9  IN ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED TWENTY OF THE PENAL LAW, SEX OFFENSES AS  DEFINED
   10  IN  ARTICLE  ONE  HUNDRED THIRTY OF THE PENAL LAW, DISORDERLY CONDUCT AS
   11  DEFINED IN SECTION 240.20 OF THE PENAL LAW,  HARASSMENT  AS  DEFINED  IN
   12  SECTIONS  240.25  AND 240.26 OF THE PENAL LAW, AND AGGRAVATED HARASSMENT
   13  AS DEFINED IN SECTIONS 240.30 AND 240.31 OF THE  PENAL  LAW,  WHERE  THE
   14  CONDUCT  OCCURS  ON BUS ROUTES OPERATED BY SUCH VILLAGE, TOWN OR MUNICI-
   15  PALITY OR ITS TRANSIT AUTHORITY, SPECIFYING WHERE SUCH CRIMINAL  CONDUCT
   16  HAS  OCCURRED  BY BUS ROUTE.  SUCH REPORT SHALL CONTAIN A SEPARATE TABU-
   17  LATION FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE AUTHORITY, PASSENGERS AND OTHER  NON-EMPLOY-
   18  EES.    SUCH  STATISTICS SHALL BE TABULATED ON A MONTHLY BASIS AND ON AN
   19  ANNUAL BASIS AND SHALL BE MAINTAINED AND TRANSMITTED  IN  AN  ELECTRONIC
   20  FORMAT  TO  THE  DEPARTMENT  OF RECORDS AND INFORMATION SERVICES, OR ITS
   21  SUCCESSOR AGENCY, AND BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON OR THROUGH  THE
   22  DEPARTMENT  OF RECORDS AND INFORMATION SERVICES' WEBSITE, OR ITS SUCCES-
   23  SOR'S WEBSITE. SUCH STATISTICS SHALL BE FIRST  MADE  AVAILABLE  ON  SUCH
   24  WEBSITE  NINETY  DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION AND SHALL
   25  BE UPDATED ON AT LEAST A MONTHLY BASIS THEREAFTER.
   26    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD01797-01-1