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NY S08904
Bill
Status
3/26/2024
Primary Sponsor
Iwen Chu
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AI Summary
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Amends penal law section 240.30 subdivision 5 to allow prosecution for harassment in the first degree as a repeat offense even when the alleged victims are different individuals, provided the prior conviction occurred within the preceding ten years.
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Restructures section 240.25 (harassment in the first degree) to establish three separate grounds for the offense: intentional and repeated harassment causing reasonable fear of physical injury; a second harassment conviction within five years regardless of victim identity; or a pattern of harassment against multiple individuals.
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Clarifies that harassment in the first degree remains a class B misdemeanor.
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Takes effect on November 1 of the year following enactment.
Legislative Description
Relates to repeated instances of harassment giving rise to a charge of aggravated harassment in the second degree and harassment in the first degree; clarifies that the victim of such separate offenses does not need to be the same individual.
Last Action
REFERRED TO CODES
3/26/2024