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- Referred to codes
- Referred to codes
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Provides that a person may not possess a weapon while on a mass transit service used by a transit agency, authority, or company
In Assembly Committee · Codes · Sponsor Hakeem Jeffries
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S3934
Title of bill
An act to amend the penal law, in relation to the possession of a weapon on or in vehicles or facilities used for mass transit service by a transit agency constituting criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree
Purpose or general idea of bill
This bill increases the penalty to a class D felony for possession of any enumerated weapon when such weapon is possessed on a bus, subway car, railroad station, subway station or a venue of mass transportation by a person engaged in the commission of another criminal act.
Summary of provisions
Amends Section 265.02 of the Penal Law by inserting a new subdivision 4 to increase the penalty for possessing a weapon enumerated in subdivisions one, two and three of Sec. 265.01 of the Penal Law from an A misdemeanor to a D felony when a person situated in a subway train, subway station, railroad train, railroad station or on a bus operated by a mass transit provider, public or private, uses or attempts to use such weapon in the commission of another criminal act in such venue.
Reasons for support
On December 1, 2008, a bus driver was killed in Brooklyn when stabbed by a passenger who refused to pay the required fare. This act resulted in the loss of life of a hardworking civil servant, and endangered the well-being of other passengers, nearby motorists and pedestrians in the vicinity of the operator-less bus. This tragic incident highlights the heightened danger that exists when a weapon is involved during a criminal act in a mass transportation setting.
Given the inherent danger of this situation, it is appropriate that the law seek to deter weapon possession or use when a mass transportation venue is involved. Accordingly, this bill enhances the criminal penalty applicable to a person who possesses or uses a weapon in the abovementioned circumstances. In doing so, we seek to protect both transit employees and the millions of riders who utilize mass transportation everyday.
Prior legislative history
2010: S.3817 - Held in Codes
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
Immediately.
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