Bill Text: NY S01441 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Makes it unlawful for any person age 16 or older to knowingly possess a knife on grounds used for educational purposes.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - REFERRED TO CODES [S01441 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-S01441-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
January 7, 2011
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Introduced by Sens. BRESLIN, ADAMS, KRUEGER, SAMPSON -- read twice and
ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
Codes
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to unlawful possession of a
knife upon school grounds
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Section 265.06 of the penal law, as added by chapter 268 of
2 the laws of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
3 S 265.06 Unlawful possession of a weapon upon school grounds.
4 It shall be unlawful for any person age sixteen or older to knowingly
5 possess any KNIFE, air-gun, spring-gun or other instrument or weapon in
6 which the propelling force is a spring, air, piston or CO2 cartridge in
7 or upon a building or grounds, used for educational purposes, of any
8 school, college or university, without the written authorization of such
9 educational institution.
10 Unlawful possession of a weapon upon school grounds is a violation.
11 S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
12 have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05111-01-1
