What's happening
The bill increases penalties for sexual abuse and public lewdness committed while a person is a passenger on public transportation.
Why it matters
Targets crimes committed in a particularly vulnerable setting. By focusing on offenses that occur while someone is a passenger on public transportation, the bill acknowledges the unique risks and lack of privacy in these environments, aiming to enhance protection for commuters who may feel especially powerless or trapped.
Creates stronger deterrents for repeat or location-based offenses. Elevating penalties for sexual abuse and public lewdness specifically on public transit could deter potential offenders by signaling that these acts are taken more seriously when they exploit the confined and public nature of transit systems.
Recognizes the impact on public safety and comfort. The amendments are designed to foster a safer and more welcoming environment for all transit users, addressing concerns that such crimes undermine confidence in public transportation and disproportionately affect vulnerable populations such as women, youth, and the elderly.
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Crack Down on Transit Assaults
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3 Co-sponsors
History
- Referred to codes
- Referred to codes
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Protect Transit Riders from Assault
In Assembly Committee · Codes · Sponsor Diane J. Savino
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STATE OF NEW YORK
5412
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
February 8, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. CUSICK, BRINDISI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to sexual abuse in the first degree where a person is incapable of consent while a passenger on public transportation; in relation to public lewdness while a passenger on public transportation
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Section 130.65 of the penal law is amended by adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
2-a. Intentionally, and with the sole purpose of sexual gratification, and without the consent of the other person while a passenger on public transportation; or
§ 2. Subdivision 2 of section 245.03 of the penal law, as added by chapter 186 of the laws of 2014, is amended and a new subdivision 3 is added to read as follows:
2. he or she commits the crime of public lewdness, as defined in section 245.00 of this article, and within the preceding year has been convicted of an offense defined in such section 245.00 or this section[.]; or
3. he or she commits the crime of public lewdness, as defined in section 245.00 of this article, while a passenger on public transportation.
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08341-01-7
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