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- Referred to codes
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Requires any community service sentence imposed for an offense involving graffiti to include graffiti removal as a portion of required service
In Assembly Committee · Codes · Sponsor Jeffrey D. Klein
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BILL NUMBER:A8532A
Title of bill
An act to amend the penal law, in relation to conditions of probation and of conditional discharge
Purpose or general idea of bill
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Amends section 65.10 of the penal law by adding a new subdivision 6 providing that when a sentence of probation or conditional discharge is imposed in connection with a violation of section 145.60 or 145.65 of the penal law, the court shall, as a condition of the sentence, require that the defendant perform services in an appropriate community program for the removal of graffiti from public or private property, including any property damaged in the underlying offense.
Justification
This legislation will directly address the problem of graffiti vandalism by requiring convicted graffiti vandals to repair the damage they and other offenders have caused in their communities. Involving offenders in the clean up and repair of graffiti targets will help teach them the social consequences of their conduct as well as how much labor is required to counteract their vandalism. Hopefully, it will also instill a sense of pride in the repair work that will serve to prevent these offenders from committing any future acts of vandalism.
Prior legislative history
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: No cost to the state.
Effective date
First of November next succeeding the date it shall have become law.
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