Bill Text: NY S06634 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Enacts "Luisito's law"; establishes the class B felony of aggravated assault upon a person less than ten years old; includes within the class C felony of criminal use of a firearm in the second degree the possession of a weapon while committing certain specified class C or D felonies upon school grounds or within 250 feet of a playground in the city of New York.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-06-12 - referred to codes [S06634 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-S06634-Amended.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6634--A
I N S E N A T E
February 19, 2014
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Introduced by Sens. KLEIN, AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed, and
when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the offenses
of aggravated assault upon a person less than ten years old and crimi-
nal use of a firearm on a playground
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
2 "Luisito's law".
3 S 2. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subdivision 1 of section 70.02 of the
4 penal law, paragraph (a) as amended by chapter 320 of the laws of 2006
5 and paragraph (b) as amended by chapter 1 of the laws of 2013, are
6 amended to read as follows:
7 (a) Class B violent felony offenses: an attempt to commit the class
8 A-I felonies of murder in the second degree as defined in section
9 125.25, kidnapping in the first degree as defined in section 135.25, and
10 arson in the first degree as defined in section 150.20; manslaughter in
11 the first degree as defined in section 125.20, aggravated manslaughter
12 in the first degree as defined in section 125.22, rape in the first
13 degree as defined in section 130.35, criminal sexual act in the first
14 degree as defined in section 130.50, aggravated sexual abuse in the
15 first degree as defined in section 130.70, course of sexual conduct
16 against a child in the first degree as defined in section 130.75;
17 assault in the first degree as defined in section 120.10, kidnapping in
18 the second degree as defined in section 135.20, burglary in the first
19 degree as defined in section 140.30, arson in the second degree as
20 defined in section 150.15, robbery in the first degree as defined in
21 section 160.15, incest in the first degree as defined in section 255.27,
22 criminal possession of a weapon in the first degree as defined in
23 section 265.04, criminal use of a firearm in the first degree as defined
24 in section 265.09, criminal sale of a firearm in the first degree as
25 defined in section 265.13, AGGRAVATED ASSAULT UPON A PERSON LESS THAN
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14072-02-4
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1 TEN YEARS OLD AS DEFINED IN SECTION 120.12-A, aggravated assault upon a
2 police officer or a peace officer as defined in section 120.11, gang
3 assault in the first degree as defined in section 120.07, intimidating a
4 victim or witness in the first degree as defined in section 215.17,
5 hindering prosecution of terrorism in the first degree as defined in
6 section 490.35, criminal possession of a chemical weapon or biological
7 weapon in the second degree as defined in section 490.40, and criminal
8 use of a chemical weapon or biological weapon in the third degree as
9 defined in section 490.47.
10 (b) Class C violent felony offenses: an attempt to commit any of the
11 class B felonies set forth in paragraph (a) of this subdivision; aggra-
12 vated criminally negligent homicide as defined in section 125.11, aggra-
13 vated manslaughter in the second degree as defined in section 125.21,
14 aggravated sexual abuse in the second degree as defined in section
15 130.67, assault on a peace officer, police officer, fireman or emergency
16 medical services professional as defined in section 120.08, assault on a
17 judge as defined in section 120.09, gang assault in the second degree as
18 defined in section 120.06, strangulation in the first degree as defined
19 in section 121.13, burglary in the second degree as defined in section
20 140.25, robbery in the second degree as defined in section 160.10, crim-
21 inal possession of a weapon in the second degree as defined in section
22 265.03, criminal use of a firearm in the second degree as defined in
23 section 265.08, CRIMINAL USE OF A FIREARM ON A PLAYGROUND AS DEFINED IN
24 SECTION 265.09-A, criminal sale of a firearm in the second degree as
25 defined in section 265.12, criminal sale of a firearm with the aid of a
26 minor as defined in section 265.14, aggravated criminal possession of a
27 weapon as defined in section 265.19, soliciting or providing support for
28 an act of terrorism in the first degree as defined in section 490.15,
29 hindering prosecution of terrorism in the second degree as defined in
30 section 490.30, and criminal possession of a chemical weapon or biolog-
31 ical weapon in the third degree as defined in section 490.37.
32 S 3. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 120.12-a to read
33 as follows:
34 S 120.12-A AGGRAVATED ASSAULT UPON A PERSON LESS THAN TEN YEARS OLD.
35 A PERSON IS GUILTY OF AGGRAVATED ASSAULT UPON A PERSON LESS THAN TEN
36 YEARS OLD WHEN, BEING EIGHTEEN YEARS OLD OR OLDER, WITH INTENT TO CAUSE
37 PHYSICAL INJURY TO ANOTHER PERSON, HE OR SHE CAUSES SUCH INJURY TO A
38 CHILD LESS THAN TEN YEARS OLD BY MEANS OF A DEADLY WEAPON OR DANGEROUS
39 INSTRUMENT.
40 AGGRAVATED ASSAULT UPON A PERSON LESS THAN TEN YEARS OLD IS A CLASS B
41 FELONY.
42 S 4. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 265.09-a to read
43 as follows:
44 S 265.09-A CRIMINAL USE OF A FIREARM ON A PLAYGROUND.
45 A PERSON IS GUILTY OF CRIMINAL USE OF A FIREARM ON A PLAYGROUND WHEN
46 HE OR SHE DISCHARGES A PISTOL, REVOLVER, RIFLE, SHOTGUN, MACHINE GUN OR
47 OTHER FIREARM WITH KNOWLEDGE THAT SUCH DISCHARGE IS UPON OR WITHIN FIVE
48 HUNDRED FEET OF EITHER ANY SCHOOL GROUNDS OR ANY CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND
49 OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE STATE OF NEW YORK OR ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION
50 OR PUBLIC AUTHORITY THEREOF; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT NOTHING IN THIS
51 SECTION SHALL PROHIBIT ANY OTHERWISE LAWFUL DISCHARGE OF A FIREARM AT AN
52 INDOOR OR OUTDOOR FIRING RANGE LOCATED IN OR ON PREMISES OWNED OR OCCU-
53 PIED BY A DULY INCORPORATED ORGANIZATION ORGANIZED FOR CONSERVATION
54 PURPOSES OR TO FOSTER PROFICIENCY IN ARMS; AT AN INDOOR OR OUTDOOR
55 FIRING RANGE FOR THE PURPOSE OF FIRING A RIFLE OR SHOTGUN; AT A COLLEGI-
56 ATE, OLYMPIC OR TARGET SHOOTING COMPETITION UNDER THE AUSPICES OF OR
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1 APPROVED BY THE NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION; OR AT AN ORGANIZED MATCH
2 SANCTIONED BY THE INTERNATIONAL HANDGUN METALLIC SILHOUETTE ASSOCIATION.
3 CRIMINAL USE OF A FIREARM ON A PLAYGROUND IS A CLASS C FELONY.
4 S 5. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
5 ing the date upon which it shall have become a law.
