Assembly Bill A6991

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to concurrent and consecutive terms of imprisonment

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-A6991 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4436
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §70.25, Pen L

2011-A6991 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to concurrent and consecutive terms of imprisonment; requires concurrent sentences for crimes against correctional employees.

2011-A6991 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6991

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 7, 2011
                               ___________

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 concurrent and consecutive
  terms of imprisonment

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1.  Section 70.25 of the penal law is amended by adding a  new
subdivision 2-h to read as follows:
  2-H.  WHENEVER A PERSON IS CONVICTED OF ANY CRIME IN VIOLATION OF THIS
CHAPTER, COMMITTED AGAINST ANY EMPLOYEE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTION-
AL SERVICES OR ANY EMPLOYEE OF A LOCAL CORRECTIONAL FACILITY,  THEN  ANY
TERMS  OF  IMPRISONMENT  WHICH  MAY  BE  IMPOSED AS A SENTENCE UPON SUCH
CONVICTIONS SHALL RUN CONSECUTIVELY TO  EACH  OTHER  AND  TO  ANY  OTHER
UNDISCHARGED TERM OF IMPRISONMENT TO WHICH THE DEFENDANT WAS SUBJECT AND
FOR WHICH HE OR SHE MAY BE CONFINED AT THE TIME OF SENTENCING.
  S  2.  This  act  shall take effect immediately and shall apply to all
convictions entered on or after such effective date.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10696-01-1


              

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