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.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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2572--A
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN SENATE
January 13, 2017
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Introduced by Sens. HELMING, MARCHIONE, RITCHIE -- read twice and
ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on
Codes -- recommitted to the Committee on Codes in accordance with
Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
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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