Removes the $250 economic harm requirement from the felony commercial bribery statutes; expands the crime of larceny to include theft of personal identifying information, computer data, computer programs, and services, to adapt to modern technological realities; provides state jurisdiction and county venue over cases involving larceny of personal identifying information, computer data, and computer programs, where the victim is located in the state or the county.
Includes in the class E felony of vehicular assault in the second degree, the causing of serious physical injury while operating a vehicle with suspended, revoked or no license; creates the crime of vehicular homicide.
This bill amends election law to explicitly include attempting to register as a voter when not a U.S. citizen as a form of false registration. It makes such attempts a class E felony, directly affecting individuals who knowingly try to register without U.S. citizenship. The key provision expands the existing false registration definition to specifically cover lack of citizenship as a disqualifier. The law does not change voter eligibility requirements but strengthens penalties for attempting registration while knowing one lacks citizenship.
This bill (S 6587) reclassifies murders resulting from a "drive-by shooting" as first-degree murder under New York's penal law. It directly affects defendants who commit such killings by defining a "drive-by shooting" as discharging a firearm from a vehicle with intent to kill someone outside the vehicle. The key provision adds a new legal definition to the penal code, specifying that this specific act automatically elevates the murder charge to first degree. This change creates a clear legal standard for prosecutors to pursue first-degree murder charges in these cases, without requiring additional aggravating factors.
This bill amends New York's penal law to explicitly include ammunition in the list of items prohibited for individuals with certain criminal convictions or disabilities. It expands existing restrictions on firearms, rifles, and shotguns to cover ammunition, making it a class D felony to purchase, dispose of, or knowingly assist a prohibited person in obtaining ammunition. The law targets individuals barred from firearm possession due to prior convictions or other disqualifying factors, and also holds accountable those who facilitate such transactions. This change directly affects people with specific criminal histories and anyone who knowingly helps them acquire ammunition.
S 7022 creates new criminal offenses for threatening mass violence against specific locations like schools, places of worship, or gatherings of 25+ people. It distinguishes between two degrees: second-degree threats (for under-18s targeting schools or under-21s threatening their own school) carry a $35,000 fine and 10 days in detention, while first-degree threats (for anyone targeting those locations) are a felony punishable by a $35,000 fine and a minimum 3-year prison sentence. The law applies to threats made in writing, verbally, or through any communication method. It amends existing penal code sections to set the $35,000 fine amount and takes effect November 1, 2025.
Provides for the sealing of unfounded, exonerated, and pending claims made against law enforcement officers; requires such claims to be redacted from disciplinary records.
This bill creates a new class E felony offense for intentionally interfering with police officers during their duties. It specifically prohibits actions like spitting on officers, throwing objects, or physically pushing, shoving, or blocking them while they are performing official tasks. The law defines obstruction as a criminal act punishable by up to four years in prison, applying directly to individuals who disrupt officer safety or operations. The bill does not include exceptions or additional context beyond these specific prohibited behaviors.
Enhances sentences for certain offenses involving weapons on or near school grounds; relates to the availability of certain records of juvenile delinquents or youthful offenders; relates to annual earnings limitations for certain retired police officers employed by a school district or a board of cooperative educational services; adds a defendant's identifiable ties to the community and state to consideration for whether to fix a securing order, including residence, employment, enrollment with an educational institution, and immediate family; allows courts to hold a pre-trial community safety and well-being hearing; relates to the court's consideration of the existence of extraordinary circumstances and significant physical injury in determining whether to remove adolescent offenders to family court; defines such terms; provides factors for the court's consideration of whether extraordinary circumstances exist; exempts adolescent offenders who were illegally in possession of a loaded firearm from those authorized to be removed to family court; modifies the crime of criminal solicitation in the third degree.
Prohibits certain sex offenders from residing within 1,350 feet of school grounds, except that in cities having a population of one million or more, no such sex offender may reside within 500 feet of school grounds; establishes a violation thereof shall be a class C felony.
