New York A 7715: Establishes the crime of criminally negligent use of real property

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A07715 Summary:

BILL NOA07715 

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SAME ASNo Same As

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SPONSORVanel

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §240.80, Pen L

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Establishes the crime of criminally negligent use of real property; establishes that the commission of such crime shall constitute a class A misdemeanor.

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BILL NOA07715 

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04/08/2025referred to codes

01/07/2026referred to codes

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7715

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 8, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the crime of
 criminally negligent use of real property

 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 240.80 to
 2 read as follows:
 3 § 240.80 Criminally negligent use of real property.
 4 1. A person is guilty of criminally negligent use of real property
 5 when such person:
 6 (a) is an owner or lessor of such real property;
 7 (b) leases or gives possession of such property to a lessee or occu-
 8 pant; and
 9 (c) permits the unlawful use or occupancy of such property by such
 10 lessee or occupant.
 11 2. For purposes of this section the following terms shall have the
 12 following meanings:
 13 (a) "Permits" shall mean:
 14 (i) knowledge of such unlawful use or occupancy; or
 15 (ii) knowledge of the lessee or occupant, within a period of one year,
 16 being convicted of two or more offenses related to the unlawful use or
 17 occupancy of property as described in paragraph (b) of this subdivision.
 18 (b) "Unlawful use or occupancy" shall include, but not be limited to,
 19 unsanctioned:
 20 (i) gambling, as defined in subdivision two of section 225.00 of this
 21 chapter;
 22 (ii) combative sports; or
 23 (iii) organized entertainment events, including but not limited to,
 24 events serving and charging for the consumption of alcoholic beverages.
 25 Criminally negligent use of real property is a class A misdemeanor.
 26 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11424-01-5

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