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BILL NUMBER:A10402
Title of bill
An act to amend the penal law, in relation to establish- ing criminal street gang enterprise offenses and the abatement of prem- ises used for criminal street gang enterprise activity; and to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to disposition of forfeiture moneys where the person against whom a forfeiture action is commenced is a member of a criminal street gang enterprise
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:: To establish new crimes relating to gang violence, the abatement of property where these activities take place as well as guidelines for the redistribution of monies collected from defendants convicted of a criminal street gang enterprise against whom a forfeiture action has been commenced.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS:: Section 1- the penal law is amended by adding Article 280. Article 280.0 definitions the following terms: 280.05 defines "Criminal street gang enterprise solicitation, recruit- ment or retention" Section 280.10 defines" Criminal street gang enter- prise solicitation, recruitment or retention of minors." 280.15 defines "Coercion of a minor into a criminal street gang enterprise conspira- cy."280.20 defines "Criminal Street gang enterprise leadership." 280.25 Abatement of premises used for criminal street gang enterprise activity. 280.30 Preemption.
JUSTIFICATION:: This legislation would provide law enforcement new tools to fight the recruitment, retention and coercion of gang members to continue to expand their illegal enterprises. This legislation would additionally call for the abatement of property where gang activities would take place. In addition, this legislation provides for the redis- tribution of monies collected from a forfeiture action from defendants convicted of a criminal street gang enterprise.
PRIOR LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:: 2007-2008 - A1682 06/23/08 - Held for consideration in Codes
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:: To be determined
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This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeeding the date on which it shall have become law.
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