New York S 7517: Eliminates certain services from the class A misdemeanor of theft of services and allows for community service in lieu of a civil penalty for certain thefts of transit services

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S07517 Summary:

BILL NOS07517 

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SPONSORCLEARE

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Amd §165.15, Pen L; amd §1209-a, Pub Auth L

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Eliminates from the class A misdemeanor of theft of services, the avoidance of payment for railroad, subway, bus or other public transportation services; allows for community service in lieu of a civil penalty for certain offenders of theft of transit services.

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04/21/2025REFERRED TO CODES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CODES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 7517

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 April 21, 2025
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 Introduced by Sen. CLEARE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
 printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the penal law and the public authorities law, in
 relation to theft of certain transit services

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 165.15 of the penal law is amended
 2 to read as follows:
 3 3. With intent to obtain [railroad, subway, bus,] air[,] or taxi [or
 4 any other public transportation] service without payment of the lawful
 5 charge therefor, or to avoid payment of the lawful charge for such
 6 transportation service which has been rendered to [him] them, [he] such
 7 person obtains or attempts to obtain such service or avoids or attempts
 8 to avoid payment therefor by force, intimidation, stealth, deception or
 9 mechanical tampering, or by unjustifiable failure or refusal to pay; or
 10 § 2. Paragraph b of subdivision 4 of section 1209-a of the public
 11 authorities law, as amended by section 2 of part UU of chapter 56 of the
 12 laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows:
 13 b. To impose civil penalties and to issue warnings for any transit or
 14 railroad infraction within its jurisdiction, in accordance with a penal-
 15 ty schedule established by the authority or the metropolitan transporta-
 16 tion authority or a subsidiary thereof, as applicable, and the condi-
 17 tions set forth in subdivisions eleven and twelve of this section and
 18 subdivision four of section twelve hundred sixty-six of this article,
 19 except that for penalties for theft of services, the defendant may elect
 20 to perform community service in accordance with a schedule established
 21 by the authority as an alternative to payment of the civil penalty if
 22 such defendant is a minor or has a household income at or below two
 23 hundred fifty percent of the federal poverty line, and penalties for
 24 violations of the health code of the city of New York shall be in
 25 accordance with the penalties established for such violations by the

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11717-01-5

 S. 7517 2

 1 board of health of the city of New York, and penalties for violations of
 2 the noise code of the city of New York shall be in accordance with the
 3 penalties established for such violations by law, and civil penalties
 4 for violations of the rules and regulations of the triborough bridge and
 5 tunnel authority shall be in accordance with the penalties established
 6 for such violations by section twenty-nine hundred eighty-five of this
 7 chapter;
 8 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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