Relates to the prevention of organized retail crime.

---

S2930-2013 Actions

• Apr 22, 2013: referred to codes
• Apr 22, 2013: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
• Apr 22, 2013: PASSED SENATE
• Mar 20, 2013: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
• Mar 19, 2013: 2ND REPORT CAL.
• Mar 18, 2013: 1ST REPORT CAL.216
• Mar 12, 2013: REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
• Jan 25, 2013: REFERRED TO CODES

S2930-2013 Meetings

Codes: Mar 12, 2013, Consumer Protection: Mar 18, 2013

S2930-2013 Calendars

Active List: Apr 22, 2013 , Floor Calendar: Mar 19, 2013 , Floor Calendar: Mar 20, 2013 , Floor Calendar: Mar 21, 2013 , Floor Calendar: Mar 24, 2013 , Floor Calendar: Mar 25, 2013 , Floor Calendar: Mar 26, 2013 , Floor Calendar: Mar 27, 2013 , Floor Calendar: Apr 15, 2013 , Floor Calendar: Apr 16, 2013 , Floor Calendar: Apr 17, 2013 , Floor Calendar: Apr 22, 2013

S2930-2013 Votes

S2930-2013 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S2930

TITLE OF BILL:  An act to amend the penal law, in relation to the
prevention of organized retail crime

PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL:  This bill amends the penal law by
classifying organized retail crime as grand larceny in the fourth degree
under certain circumstances.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section One amends section 155.30 of the penal law by adding new subdi-
visions 12 and 13. Pursuant to section 12, grand larceny in the fourth
degree shall include the stealing of property from a retail mercantile
establishment when the aggregated value of price tags, sticker tags, or
otherwise advertised retail prices of such property exceeds one thousand
dollars. Subdivision 13 provides that the aggregate amount for grand
larceny in the fourth degree with regard to theft of retail merchandise
can be calculated by including property that is stolen over a sixty day
period by one or more persons working in association.

Section Two is the effective date.

JUSTIFICATION:  According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation, organ-
ized retail theft is an industry that costs United States retailers
about $30 billion per year. Organized retail crime comprises a wide
spectrum of high-volume and highly organized theft rings that cost New
York retailers hundreds of millions of dollars annually and, more impor-
tantly, compromises the health, safety, and welfare of unsuspecting New
York consumers. For every item stolen, New York State and our local
governments lose out on sales tax revenue- again, adding up to millions
annually. Organized retail theft is the most serious security issue
facing many retail merchants, including apparel and accessory retailers,
mass merchandisers, do-it-yourself stores, drug stores, and supermar-
kets. It's a crime that has grown substantially over the past decade and
has continued to grow at unprecedented levels. Retailers are forced to
offset these significant costs through higher prices - meaning that
honest consumers are forced to endure the impact of organized retail
theft and professional shoplifters. The intelligent criminals engaged in
organized retail crime are aware of the monetary limitations under our
penal system and intentionally steal merchandise under these limits in
each store. This legislation would give law enforcement an additional
tool in curbing this form of organized crime.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:  S.6956A of 2012 Passed in the Senate/ A.10328A
Referred to Codes

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None

EFFECTIVE DATE:  This act shall take effect on the first of November
next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.

S2930-2013 Text

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

                                    2930

                         2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                              I N  SENATE

                              January 25, 2013
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  Sens. ZELDIN, MAZIARZ -- 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 prevention  of  organ-
    ized retail crime

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


    Section 1.  Section 155.30 of the penal law is amended by  adding  two
  new subdivisions 12 and 13 to read as follows:

    12.  THE  PROPERTY IS STOLEN FROM A RETAIL MERCANTILE ESTABLISHMENT AS
  DEFINED IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED SEVENTEEN OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW AND
  THE AGGREGATED VALUE OF PRICE TAGS, STICKER TAGS,  OR  OTHERWISE  ADVER-
  TISED RETAIL PRICES OF SUCH PROPERTY EXCEEDS ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS.
    13.  THE  PROPERTY  IS STOLEN BY ONE PERSON, OR BY TWO OR MORE PERSONS
  WORKING IN ASSOCIATION, FROM ONE OR  MORE  THAN  ONE  RETAIL  MERCANTILE
  ESTABLISHMENT AS DEFINED IN SECTION TWO HUNDRED SEVENTEEN OF THE GENERAL
  BUSINESS LAW WITHIN A PERIOD OF SIXTY DAYS OR LESS BETWEEN THE FIRST AND
  SECOND  EPISODE, THE SECOND AND THIRD EPISODE, OR BETWEEN ANY SUCCEEDING
  EPISODES, AND THE AGGREGATED VALUE OF PRICE  TAGS,  STICKER  PRICES,  OR
  OTHERWISE ADVERTISED RETAIL PRICES OF SUCH PROPERTY EXCEEDS ONE THOUSAND
  DOLLARS.
    S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
  ing the date on which it shall have become a law.




   EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                        [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                             LBD01062-02-3