New York S 2535: Establishes the crime of coordinated petit larceny, permits a principal to be eligible to be held on bail for coordinated petit larceny, and creates a public service campaign on larceny

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S02535 Summary:

BILL NOS02535 

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SAME ASSAME AS A05205

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SPONSORPALUMBO

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §155.27, Pen L; amd §§510.10, 530.20 & 530.40, CP L; add §837-y, Exec L

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Establishes the crime of coordinated petit larceny; permits a principal to be eligible to be held on bail for coordinated petit larceny; directs the division of criminal justice services to conduct a public awareness campaign on larceny.

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BILL NOS02535 

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01/21/2025REFERRED TO CODES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CODES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 2535

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 21, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sen. PALUMBO -- 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 establishing the crime of
 coordinated petit larceny; to amend the criminal procedure law, in
 relation to permitting a principal to be eligible to be held on bail
 for coordinated petit larceny; to amend the executive law, in relation
 to directing the division of criminal justice services to conduct a
 public awareness campaign on larceny; and providing for the repeal of
 certain provisions of the executive law upon expiration thereof

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

 1 Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 155.27 to
 2 read as follows:
 3 § 155.27 Coordinated petit larceny.
 4 A person is guilty of coordinated petit larceny when such person
 5 steals property at the same location as one or more other persons who
 6 are also stealing property, who are causing property damage, or are
 7 facilitating the stealing of property or causing of property damage.
 8 Coordinated petit larceny is a class E felony.
 9 § 2. Paragraphs (t) and (u) of subdivision 4 of section 510.10 of the
 10 criminal procedure law, paragraph (t) as amended and paragraph (u) as
 11 added by section 2 of subpart B of part UU of chapter 56 of the laws of
 12 2022, are amended and a new paragraph (v) is added to read as follows:
 13 (t) any felony or class A misdemeanor involving harm to an identifi-
 14 able person or property, or any charge of criminal possession of a
 15 firearm as defined in section 265.01-b of the penal law, where such
 16 charge arose from conduct occurring while the defendant was released on
 17 [his or her] their own recognizance, released under conditions, or had
 18 yet to be arraigned after the issuance of a desk appearance ticket for a
 19 separate felony or class A misdemeanor involving harm to an identifiable
 20 person or property, or any charge of criminal possession of a firearm as

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06558-01-5

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 1 defined in section 265.01-b of the penal law, provided, however, that
 2 the prosecutor must show reasonable cause to believe that the defendant
 3 committed the instant crime and any underlying crime. For the purposes
 4 of this subparagraph, any of the underlying crimes need not be a quali-
 5 fying offense as defined in this subdivision. For the purposes of this
 6 paragraph, "harm to an identifiable person or property" shall include
 7 but not be limited to theft of or damage to property. However, based
 8 upon a review of the facts alleged in the accusatory instrument, if the
 9 court determines that such theft is negligible and does not appear to be
 10 in furtherance of other criminal activity, the principal shall be
 11 released on [his or her] their own recognizance or under appropriate
 12 non-monetary conditions; [or]
 13 (u) criminal possession of a weapon in the third degree as defined in
 14 subdivision three of section 265.02 of the penal law or criminal sale of
 15 a firearm to a minor as defined in section 265.16 of the penal law[.];
 16 or
 17 (v) coordinated petit larceny as defined in section 155.27 of the
 18 penal law.
 19 § 3. Subparagraphs (xx) and (xxi) of paragraph (b) of subdi