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A211Assembly2017-2018 Session

Ban Unauthorized Vehicle Use

Official title

“Creates the crime of unauthorized use of a commercial or municipal vehicle”

Sponsor David GanttAD-137Affects Legal
Status
In Assembly Committee
Codes
Impact
5/10
Moderate
Passage
0%

Bill progress

Step 2 of 7

In committee · Codes

What's happening

This bill creates a new class C felony for unauthorized use of commercial or municipal vehicles without owner or authority consent.

Why it matters

  1. Raises the stakes for theft or misuse of commercial and municipal vehicles. by making unauthorized use a class C felony, which could mean longer prison sentences and higher fines compared to previous penalties.

  2. Targets specific vehicle types. including those owned by businesses and local governments—potentially aiming to deter crimes that disrupt public services or commerce, such as stealing buses, sanitation trucks, or utility vehicles.

  3. Applies even if the person simply rides in or exercises control over the vehicle without consent. , not just in cases of outright theft, meaning a broader range of conduct could now trigger serious felony charges.

  4. Could have significant personal and professional consequences. for individuals accused, including loss of employment opportunities, since a class C felony is a serious criminal record that may be difficult to expunge.

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Ban Unauthorized Vehicle Use

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Sponsors

Primary sponsor
David Gantt

Assembly Member · Assembly District 137

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History

  1. Referred to codes
  2. Referred to codes

Full text

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STATE OF NEW YORK

211

2017-2018 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY (Prefiled)

January 4, 2017

Introduced by M. of A. GANTT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the crime of unauthorized use of a commercial or municipal vehicle

The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:

Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 165.01 to read as follows: § 165.01 Unauthorized use of a commercial or municipal vehicle.

A person is guilty of unauthorized use of a commercial or municipal vehicle when, knowing that he or she does not have the consent of the owner or person authorized to grant such permission, he or she takes, operates, exercises control over, rides in, or otherwise uses (a) a commercial vehicle that he or she is not licensed to operate; or (b) a vehicle owned, leased, or otherwise in the control of a municipality or public authority.

Unauthorized use of a commercial or municipal vehicle is a class C felony.

§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.

EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

[ ] is old law to be omitted.

LBD01439-01-7

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