Senate Bill S860

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to failure to obtain a building permit or certificate of occupancy for a multiple dwelling

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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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2021-S860 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6273
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§270.11 - 270.13, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S3239, A6041
2017-2018: S1864, A5528
2019-2020: S3674, A7178
2023-2024: S340

2021-S860 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to failure to obtain an alteration permit or certificate of occupancy for a multiple dwelling; makes such crimes a felony.

2021-S860 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S860 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    860
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. GOUNARDES -- 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 failure to obtain a build-
   ing permit or certificate of occupancy for a dwelling

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The penal law is  amended  by  adding  three  new  sections
 270.11, 270.12, and 270.13 to read as follows:
 § 270.11 DEFINITIONS.
   AS  USED  IN SECTIONS 270.12 AND 270.13 OF THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING
 TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING DEFINITIONS.
   1. THE TERMS "ALTERED" AND "ALTERATION" SHALL MEAN ANY CHANGE  IN  THE
 STRUCTURAL  PARTS  OF  A  BUILDING OR ANY CHANGE THAT IMPEDES A PERSON'S
 EGRESS FROM A BUILDING DURING A FIRE OR EMERGENCY EVACUATION.
   2. THE TERM "DWELLING" SHALL MEAN ANY  ONE  TO  FOUR  FAMILY  DWELLING
 LOCATED  IN  A  CITY  WITH  A POPULATION OF ONE MILLION OR MORE WHICH IS
 OCCUPIED IN WHOLE OR IN PART AS THE HOME, RESIDENCE OR SLEEPING PLACE OF
 ONE OR MORE HUMAN BEINGS.
   3. THE TERM "ILLEGALLY ALTERED" SHALL MEAN A DWELLING WITH ALTERATIONS
 THAT VIOLATE THE BUILDING CODE, OR LOCAL LAW OR REGULATION.
   4. THE TERM "LOCAL LAW OR REGULATION" SHALL  MEAN  THE  ADMINISTRATIVE
 CODE  OF  THE  CITY  OF NEW YORK OR REGULATION THAT HAS BEEN PROMULGATED
 THEREUNDER.
 § 270.12 FAILURE TO OBTAIN A BUILDING PERMIT OR CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY
            FOR A DWELLING IN THE SECOND DEGREE.
   A PERSON IS GUILTY OF FAILURE TO OBTAIN A BUILDING PERMIT  OR  CERTIF-
 ICATE OF OCCUPANCY FOR A DWELLING IN THE SECOND DEGREE WHEN:
   1.  BEING  THE OWNER OF THE DWELLING, HE OR SHE (A) FAILED TO OBTAIN A
 BUILDING PERMIT PURSUANT TO THE BUILDING CODE OR A LOCAL  LAW  OR  REGU-
 LATION REQUIRING PERMITS FOR ALTERATIONS PRIOR TO ENGAGING IN OR AUTHOR-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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