Relates to penalties for the promotion of prison contraband; amends the definition of dangerous contraband; amends the promotion of prison contraband in the first degree to a class C felony.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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3455
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 27, 2025
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Introduced by Sen. HELMING -- 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 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 of the penal law is amended
2 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 § 2. Section 205.25 of the penal law is amended to read as follows:
10 § 205.25 Promoting prison contraband in the first degree.
11 A person is guilty of promoting prison contraband in the first degree
12 when:
13 1. [He] Such person knowingly and unlawfully introduces any dangerous
14 contraband into a detention facility; or
15 2. Being a person confined in a detention facility, [he] such person
16 knowingly and unlawfully makes, obtains or possesses any dangerous
17 contraband.
18 Promoting prison contraband in the first degree is a class [D] C felo-
19 ny.
20 § 3. 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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