Assembly Bill A479

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to reporting certain criminal offenses on public transportation

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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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2019-A479 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Transportation
Law Section:
Vehicle and Traffic Law
Laws Affected:
Add §397-c, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A11024
2011-2012: A1484
2013-2014: A1062
2015-2016: A599
2017-2018: A3310

2019-A479 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires certain municipalities to file reports on certain criminal offenses which occur on public transportation.

2019-A479 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    479
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. L. ROSENTHAL, D'URSO -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Transportation
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to reports on
   certain criminal offenses on public transportation

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  vehicle  and  traffic law is amended by adding a new
 section 397-c to read as follows:
   § 397-C.  REPORTS OF CERTAIN CRIMINAL ACTS ON  PUBLIC  TRANSPORTATION.
 MUNICIPAL,  TOWN  AND  VILLAGE POLICE DEPARTMENTS IN VILLAGES, TOWNS AND
 CITIES WITH FEWER THAN ONE MILLION RESIDENTS SHALL PREPARE, ANNUALLY,  A
 REPORT  DETAILING  THE  TOTAL NUMBER OF CRIMINAL COMPLAINTS AND ARRESTS,
 CATEGORIZED BY CLASS OF CRIME, FOR VIOLENT FELONY OFFENSES AS DEFINED IN
 SECTION 70.02 OF THE PENAL LAW, ASSAULT AND RELATED OFFENSES AS  DEFINED
 IN  ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED TWENTY OF THE PENAL LAW, SEX OFFENSES AS DEFINED
 IN ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY OF THE PENAL LAW,  DISORDERLY  CONDUCT  AS
 DEFINED  IN  SECTION  240.20  OF THE PENAL LAW, HARASSMENT AS DEFINED IN
 SECTIONS 240.25 AND 240.26 OF THE PENAL LAW, AND  AGGRAVATED  HARASSMENT
 AS  DEFINED  IN  SECTIONS  240.30 AND 240.31 OF THE PENAL LAW, WHERE THE
 CONDUCT OCCURS ON BUS ROUTES OPERATED BY SUCH VILLAGE, TOWN  OR  MUNICI-
 PALITY  OR ITS TRANSIT AUTHORITY, SPECIFYING WHERE SUCH CRIMINAL CONDUCT
 HAS OCCURRED BY BUS ROUTE.  SUCH REPORT SHALL CONTAIN A  SEPARATE  TABU-
 LATION  FOR EMPLOYEES OF THE AUTHORITY, PASSENGERS AND OTHER NON-EMPLOY-
 EES.  SUCH STATISTICS SHALL BE TABULATED ON A MONTHLY BASIS  AND  ON  AN
 ANNUAL  BASIS  AND  SHALL BE MAINTAINED AND TRANSMITTED IN AN ELECTRONIC
 FORMAT TO THE DEPARTMENT OF RECORDS AND  INFORMATION  SERVICES,  OR  ITS
 SUCCESSOR  AGENCY, AND BE MADE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC ON OR THROUGH THE
 DEPARTMENT OF RECORDS AND INFORMATION SERVICES' WEBSITE, OR ITS  SUCCES-
 SOR'S  WEBSITE.  SUCH  STATISTICS  SHALL BE FIRST MADE AVAILABLE ON SUCH
 WEBSITE NINETY DAYS AFTER THE EFFECTIVE DATE OF THIS SECTION  AND  SHALL
 BE UPDATED ON AT LEAST A MONTHLY BASIS THEREAFTER.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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