New York A 5205: Requires return of a security deposit by a landlord within 30 days unless the landlord gives written notice of retention for legally authorized cause

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A05205 Summary:

BILL NOA05205 

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SAME ASSAME AS S02535

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SPONSORBrown K

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COSPNSRMcDonough, DeStefano, Chang

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MLTSPNSRAngelino

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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 NOA05205 

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02/12/2025referred to codes

01/07/2026referred to codes

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5205

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 12, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. K. BROWN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
 tee 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 su