Bill Text: NY A09577 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to penalties for the promotion of prison contraband; amends the definition of dangerous contraband and amends the promotion of prison contraband in the first degree to a class C felony.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2018-01-23 - referred to codes [A09577 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-A09577-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          9577
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    January 23, 2018
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        Introduced  by M. of A. WOERNER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Codes
        AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the  promotion  of  prison
          contraband
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Subdivision 4 of section 205.00 and section 205.25  of  the
     2  penal law are amended to read as follows:
     3    4.  "Dangerous  contraband"  means contraband which is capable of such
     4  use as may endanger the safety or security of a  detention  facility  or
     5  any  person  therein  which  shall  include, but shall not be limited to
     6  firearms and other dangerous weapons as defined  in  section  265.00  of
     7  this  part,  destructive  devices  as  defined  in  26  USC §5845(f) and
     8  controlled substances as defined in section 220.00 of this part.
     9  § 205.25 Promoting prison contraband in the first degree.
    10    A person is guilty of promoting prison contraband in the first  degree
    11  when:
    12    1. He or she knowingly and unlawfully introduces any dangerous contra-
    13  band into a detention facility; or
    14    2. Being a person confined in a detention facility, he or she knowing-
    15  ly and unlawfully makes, obtains or possesses any dangerous contraband.
    16    Promoting prison contraband in the first degree is a class [D] C felo-
    17  ny.
    18    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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