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Senate Bill S1546
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2015-S1546 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A2179
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §220.00, add §§220.80 & 220.85, Pen L
- Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
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S3407, A5709
2015-S1546 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1546 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the offense of criminal fortification of a drug house PURPOSE: The purpose of this bill is to penalize those who knowingly maintain a building in a fortified condition that is used to manufacture, package or distribute controlled substances or marihuana SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1: Amends Section 220.00 of the penal law by adding two new subdivisions 21 and 22. "Building" is defined in subdivision 21 to include any structure, vehicle or watercraft used for overnight lodging of persons, or used by persons for carrying on business therein, or used as an elementary or secondary school, or an enclosed motor truck, or an enclosed motor truck trailer. Where a building consists of two or more units separately secured or occupied, each unit shall be deemed both a separate building in itself and a part of the main building. "Fortified condition" is defined in subdivision 22 as preventing or impeding entry through the use of steel doors, wooden planking, cross bars, surveillance systems, dogs, or other similar
2015-S1546 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1546 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 13, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KLEIN -- 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 establishing the offense of criminal fortification of a drug house THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 220.00 of the penal law is amended by adding two new subdivisions 21 and 22 to read as follows: 21. "BUILDING," IN ADDITION TO ITS ORDINARY MEANING, INCLUDES ANY STRUCTURE, VEHICLE OR WATERCRAFT USED FOR OVERNIGHT LODGING OF PERSONS, OR USED BY PERSONS FOR CARRYING ON BUSINESS THEREIN, OR USED AS AN ELEMENTARY OR SECONDARY SCHOOL, OR AN INCLOSED MOTOR TRUCK, OR AN INCLOSED MOTOR TRUCK TRAILER. WHERE A BUILDING CONSISTS OF TWO OR MORE UNITS SEPARATELY SECURED OR OCCUPIED, EACH UNIT SHALL BE DEEMED BOTH A SEPARATE BUILDING IN ITSELF AND A PART OF THE MAIN BUILDING. 22. "FORTIFIED CONDITION" MEANS THE PRESENCE OF STEEL DOORS, WOODEN PLANKING, CROSS BARS, SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS, DOGS, OR OTHER SIMILAR MEANS WHICH TEND TO PREVENT OR IMPEDE ENTRY TO A BUILDING. S 2. The penal law is amended by adding two new sections 220.80 and 220.85 to read as follows: S 220.80 CRIMINAL FORTIFICATION OF A DRUG HOUSE. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF CRIMINAL FORTIFICATION OF A DRUG HOUSE WHEN, WITH INTENT TO IMPEDE, DETER OR DELAY LAWFUL ENTRY BY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS OR ANOTHER PERSON, HE OR SHE IS PRESENT IN AND/OR KNOWINGLY MAINTAINS A BUILDING IN A FORTIFIED CONDITION AND SUCH BUILDING IS BEING USED FOR THE PURPOSE OF MANUFACTURING, PACKAGING OR DISTRIBUTING CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES OR MARIHUANA. CRIMINAL FORTIFICATION OF A DRUG HOUSE IS A CLASS D FELONY. S 220.85 CRIMINAL FORTIFICATION OF A DRUG HOUSE; PRESUMPTION. A PERSON WHO IS PRESENT IN AND/OR KNOWINGLY MAINTAINS A BUILDING IN A FORTIFIED CONDITION IN WHICH CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES OR MARIHUANA ARE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD03468-01-5
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