Bill A 4775 establishes a new Class B felony called "criminal sale of a controlled substance upon the grounds of a drug or alcohol treatment center." This bill makes it a more serious offense for individuals who knowingly and unlawfully sell controlled substances within or near facilities providing chemical dependence services or methadone clinics. The "grounds" are defined to include the treatment center's property and public areas, such as sidewalks, streets, and parking lots, within 1,000 feet of the facility. A person is presumed to have knowledge of being near such a center if proper notice is visibly posted.
S 6340 makes it a crime to secretly use drones to photograph or record people in places where they reasonably expect privacy, such as their homes or yards. This law directly affects drone operators who intentionally capture images or video without a person's knowledge or consent. The bill adds a new section to the penal law defining this as "unlawful surveillance in the second degree," criminalizing the act of using aerial imaging technology for surreptitious observation. The law takes effect immediately upon enactment.
Prohibits discrimination against any individual with an actual or perceived status as a victim of domestic violence, a sex offense, or stalking; requires training on discrimination against individuals with an actual or perceived status as a victim of domestic violence, a sex offense, or stalking.
Ensures that color vision requirements for appointment of police officers are tailored to only eliminate individuals with extreme color vision deficiencies from eligibility; provides methods under which an individual can meet such requirements after failing to meet an initial color vision standard.
This bill amends New York's penal law to include entering or remaining unlawfully in transit facilities (like train stations) or transportation facilities (like bus terminals) as a second-degree criminal trespass offense. It directly affects individuals who enter these specific public facilities without authorization. The key provision adds a new subsection defining such unauthorized entry as a crime, expanding the existing trespass definition to cover these locations. The law applies to anyone knowingly entering these facilities without permission, with no exceptions mentioned in the bill text.
Relates to available transportation for correction facility visitation; provides for at a minimum, bimonthly free transportation from the city of New York, Rochester, Syracuse, Buffalo and Albany.
Establishes residential treatment facilities as an alternative to incarceration designated by the commissioner for the care and treatment of persons with serious mental illness who are accused of at least one felony level crime.
Implements "Cassie's law" which provides a private right of action for crime victims against persons or private entities who suppress evidence of a crime in exchange for monetary compensation.
Requires bus drivers complete a human trafficking recognition training program which includes the nature of human trafficking; how human trafficking is defined in law; how to identify someone who is human trafficking; how to identify someone who is a human trafficking victim; and entities to whom a driver may report suspected activity that might constitute human trafficking.
This bill modifies certain criminal penalties for driving while impaired by alcohol or drugs, making rehabilitation programs more mandatory. It removes the "good cause" waiver for completing an alcohol and drug rehabilitation program when a defendant pleads guilty to a lesser impaired driving charge. Additionally, the bill mandates that individuals convicted of a first-time driving while ability impaired (DWAI) offense must complete such a rehabilitation program. These provisions directly affect individuals charged with or convicted of impaired driving offenses.
