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- Referred to codes
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 61–1
- Ordered to third reading cal.1359
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Referred to codes
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Increases penalties for theft of a motor vehicle when a child under 16 is in or on such vehicle
In Assembly Committee · Codes · Sponsor Charles Lavine
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S4022
Title of bill
An act to amend the penal law, in relation to the theft of a motor vehi- cle while a child is present therein
Purpose
Increases the penalties for the theft of a motor vehicle when a child is present in the vehicle.
Summary of provisions
Amends sections 155.35, 155.42, and 160.15 of the Penal Law to increase the penalties for theft of a motor vehicle when a child is present in the vehicle.
Justification
Cases of carjackings where young children were present in the stolen vehicles have been reported over the last several years. Thefts of this nature not only traumatize children but place them at great risk of being physically harmed either at the hands of the carjacker, by a stranger if the car is abandoned, or during a police chase. This bill would increase the penalties for theft of a motor vehicle when a child is present in the vehicle, providing an important deterrent to thieves looking to commit these heinous acts.
Legislative history
2013-14: S.1905 Passed Senate 2011-12: S.1543 Passed Senate 2010: S.6655 Referred to Codes
Fiscal implications
None
Effective date
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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