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Makes provisions relating to loitering in a transportation facility
In Assembly Committee · Codes · Sponsor Vivian Cook
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Title of bill
An act to amend the penal law, in relation to loitering
Summary
A new subdivision 8 is added to Section 240.35 of the penal law to read as follows: 8. LOITERS OR REMAINS IN ANY TRANSPORTATION FACILITY, WITHIN TWENTY-FIVE FEET OF THE TOKEN BOOTH OR SIMILAR LOCATION, FOR MORE THAN TWENTY-FIVE MINUTES, UNLESS SPECIFICALLY AUTHORIZED TO DO SO, UNLESS BECAUSE OF THE FACILITY'S SIZE OR DESIGN IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO MAINTAIN SUCH DISTANCE.
Justification
Token booth operators have become the most recent victims of pre-meditated violent crimes. Perpetrators loiter in the vicinity of the token booth, waiting for an opportune time to rob attendants under threat of physical harm. To date, two deaths have occurred among toll booth operators as a result of robberies. By restricting the time for which individuals can loiter in the immediate vicinity of a toll booth, law enforcement officers can remove violators, thereby reducing the risk to attendants.
Fiscal implications
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Effective date
Ninety days after this bill shall have become law. Provides that a person is guilty of loitering when such person remains in a transportation facility, within twenty-five feet of the token booth or similar location, for more than twenty-five minutes unless authorized to do so or unless the facility's design would make it impossible to maintain such distance. Criminal sanction impact.
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