New York A 11063: Prohibits persons who were sentenced for a crime involving unlawful sexual conduct or assault from using public transportation

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A11063 Summary:

BILL NOA11063 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORNovakhov

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COSPNSRBrook-Krasny, Chang

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §65.10, Pen L

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Prohibits persons who were sentenced for a crime involving unlawful sexual conduct or assault from using public transportation including services in the transportation of passengers, airports, train stations, subway and rail stations, and bus terminals.

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BILL NOA11063 

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04/24/2026referred to codes

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 11063

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 24, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. NOVAKHOV, BROOK-KRASNY, CHANG -- read once and
 referred to the Committee on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to prohibiting certain
 persons who were sentenced of the crime of unlawful sexual conduct or
 assault committed in or on public transportation from using public
 transportation

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

 1 Section 1. Paragraph (k-2) of subdivision 2 of section 65.10 of the
 2 penal law, as added by section 1 of part VV of chapter 56 of the laws of
 3 2020, is amended to read as follows:
 4 (k-2) (i) Refrain, upon sentencing for a crime involving unlawful
 5 sexual conduct [committed against a metropolitan transportation authori-
 6 ty passenger, customer,] or [employee or a crime involving assault
 7 against a metropolitan transportation authority employee,] assault
 8 committed in or on any place, conveyance, or vehicle used for public
 9 transportation or public transit, including subway cars, train cars,
 10 buses, ferries, railroad, omnibus, marine or aviation transportation; or
 11 any facility used for or [conveyance of the metropolitan transportation
 12 authority or a subsidiary thereof or the New York city transit authority
 13 or a subsidiary thereof,] in connection with service in the transporta-
 14 tion of passengers, airports, train stations, subway and rail
 15 stations, and bus terminals from using or entering [any of] such
 16 [authority's subways, trains, buses or other conveyances or facilities]
 17 public transportation or public transit as specified by the court for a
 18 period of up to three years, or a specified period of such probation or
 19 conditional discharge, whichever is less. For purposes of this section,
 20 a crime involving assault shall mean an offense described in article one
 21 hundred twenty of this chapter which has as an element the causing of
 22 physical injury or serious physical injury to another as well as the
 23 attempt thereof. If the sentence imposed by the court includes a period
 24 of incarceration followed by a period of probation or conditional
 25 discharge, then the court may impose conditions under this paragraph to
 26 be operative only during the period of probation or conditional

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD15443-01-6

 A. 11063 2

 1 discharge. Orders under this paragraph may include public transportation
 2 outside the county where the sentencing judge sits.
 3 (ii) The court may, in its discretion, suspend, modify or cancel a
 4 condition imposed under this paragraph in the interest of justice at any
 5 time. If the person depends on [the authority's subways, trains, buses,
 6 or other conveyances or facilities] such public transportation or public
 7 transit for trips of necessity, including, but not limited to, travel to
 8 or from medical or legal appointments, school or training classes or
 9 places of employment, obtaining food, clothing or necessary household
 10 items, or rendering care to family members, the court may modify such
 11 condition to allow for a trip or trips as in its discretion are neces-
 12 sary.
 13 (iii) A person at liberty and subject to a condition under this para-
 14 graph who applies, within thirty days after the date such condition
 15 becomes effective, for a refund of any prepaid fare amounts rendered
 16 unusable in whole or in part by such condition including, bu