New York A 7632: Enacts the "SAFETY (Stand Against Flags of Enemy Terrorists) Act"

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A07632 Summary:

BILL NOA07632 

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Amd §240.31, Pen L

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Expands the offense of aggravated harassment in the first degree to include etching, painting, drawing upon or otherwise placing or displaying emblems, logos, flags or other symbols of designated terrorist organizations on any building or other real property without express permission of the owner or operator of such building or real property.

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04/01/2025referred to codes

01/07/2026referred to codes

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7632

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 1, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. LASHER -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to enacting the "SAFETY
 (Stand Against Flags of Enemy Terrorists) act"

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

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "SAFETY (Stand Against Flags of Enemy Terrorists) act".
 3 § 2. Subdivision 5 of section 240.31 of the penal law, as added by
 4 chapter 74 of the laws of 2008, is amended and a new subdivision 6 is
 5 added to read as follows:
 6 5. Etches, paints, draws upon or otherwise places or displays a noose,
 7 commonly exhibited as a symbol of racism and intimidation, on any build-
 8 ing or other real property, public or private, owned by any person, firm
 9 or corporation or any public agency or instrumentality, without express
 10 permission of the owner or operator of such building or real
 11 property[.]; or
 12 6. Etches, paints, draws upon or otherwise places or displays emblems,
 13 logos, flags or other symbols of designated foreign terrorist organiza-
 14 tions, as defined in 8 U.S.C. § 1189, on any building or other real
 15 property, public or private, owned by any person, firm or corporation or
 16 any public agency or instrumentality, without express permission of the
 17 owner or operator of such building or real property.
 18 § 3. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 19 have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08894-03-5

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