Amd SS155.30 & 165.45, Pen L; amd S69-f, Gen Bus L
Provides a punishment for stealing and/or possessing memorial plaques; provides that a scrap metal processor shall have his or her license permanently revoked upon the conviction of possessing a stolen memorial plaque.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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648
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY(Prefiled)
January 7, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. LENTOL -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Codes
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to stolen memorial plaques;
and to amend the general business law, in relation to the revocation
of scrap metal processors' licenses
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 155.30 of the penal law is amended by adding a new
2 subdivision 12 to read as follows:
3 12. The value of the property exceeds one hundred dollars and the
4 property consists of a memorial plaque, statue or other item or property
5 that is kept or used in connection with memorial observance in any
6 building, structure, park, or other venue.
7 § 2. Section 165.45 of the penal law is amended by adding a new subdi-
8 vision 8 to read as follows:
9 8. The value of the property exceeds one hundred dollars and the prop-
10 erty consists of a memorial plaque, statue or other item or property
11 that is kept or used in connection with memorial observance in any
12 building, structure, park, or other venue.
13 § 3. The opening paragraph of section 69-f of the general business law
14 is designated subdivision 1 and a new subdivision 2 is added to read as
15 follows:
16 2. If any person is convicted of criminal possession of stolen proper-
17 ty in the fourth degree pursuant to subdivision eight of section 165.45
18 of the penal law, such person's license, which was issued pursuant to
19 this article, shall be revoked permanently.
20 § 4. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
21 have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01816-01-5
