Current Summary of Changes to the Coded Law File

Law File Changes – February 2013

Note: Laws added to the file since the last posting on January 25, 2012 begin with relative address/law ordinal 8227. Be aware, however, that changes/corrections have been made to existing laws. A summary is shown below, but may not be complete. We recommend that you overwrite the existing law file with the new one. 

With this new posting, a new file format is available to replace the legacy mainframe flat file. The content however is based on our Oracle table as the mainframe law table no longer exists due to the decommissioning of our mainframe.

Legislation:

Bill Number S 2230 (A 2388), which enacts the NY SAFE Act of 2013: An act  to amend the criminal procedure law, the correction law, the family court act, the executive law, the general business law, the judiciary law, the mental hygiene law, the penal  law  and  the  surrogate's court  procedure  act,  in  relation  to  suspension  and  revocation of firearms licenses; private sale or disposal of firearms, rifles or shot-guns and establishing a minimum age to possess a firearm; to  amend  the family  court act, the domestic relations law and the criminal procedure law, in relation to providing for the mandatory suspension or revocation of the firearms license of a person against whom an order of  protection or a temporary order of protection has been issued under certain circumstances, or upon violation of any such order; to amend the penal law, in relation  to  community  guns  and the criminal sale of a firearm and in relation to the definitions of aggravated and first  degree  murder;  to amend  chapter  408  of  the  laws of 1999 constituting Kendra's Law, in relation to extending the expiration thereof; and to amend the education law, in relation to the New York state school safety improvement  teams; and in relation to building aid for metal detectors and safety devices.

View the full Bill relating to the NY SAFE ACT of 2013

Fuel Tax Law Publication 1-11 (Highway Use Tax, Fuel Use Tax and Motor Fuel Tax):  To help law enforcement officers and other public officials (such as district attorneys, municipal officers, judges and magistrates) understand the enforcement of highway use tax, fuel use tax and motor fuel excise tax laws.

Law File Changes:

Added the following Laws per Bill S 2230:

Added new Law Ordinal 8227 - Assault 2nd: Recklessly Injure Child W/Weapon as Hate Crime

Added new Law Ordinal 8228 - Assault 2nd: Recklessly Injure Child by Discharge of Firearm

Added new Law Ordinal 8229 - PL 490.25/Crime of Terrorism/Assault 2nd:  Injure Child W/Weapon

Added new Law Ordinal 8230 - Assault 2nd: Recklessly Injure Child W/Weapon/Sexually Motivated

Added new Law Ordinal 8231 - Aggravated Murder - Fire Fighter/EMT/Paramedic/Doctor/Nurse

Added new Law Ordinal 8232 - PL 490.25 Crime of Terrorism/Aggravated Murder - First Responder

Added new Law Ordinal 8233 - Aggravated Murder - Victim First Responder - Sexually Motivated

Added new Law Ordinal 8234 - Murder 1st - Victim First Responder - Sexually Motivated

Added new Law Ordinal 8235 - Murder 1st - Victim Fire fighter/EMT/Paramedic/Doctor/Nurse

Added new Law Ordinal 8236 - PL490.25 Crime of Terrorism/Murder 1st - First Responder

Added new Law Ordinal 8237 - Criminal Possession Weapon 3rd: Possess While Committing Drug Trafficking

Added new Law Ordinal 8238 - PL490.25/Crime of Terrorism/Possess While Committing Drug Trafficking

Added new Law Ordinal 8239 - Criminal Possession of Weapon 3rd: Possess While Committing Violent Felony

Added new Law Ordinal 8240 - PL490.25/Crime of Terrorism: CPW 3rd: Violent Felony

Added new Law Ordinal 8241 - Aggravated Criminal Possession of Weapon: Loaded Firearm Commit VFO/Drug Trafficking

Added new Law Ordinal 8243 - Unlawful Possession of Large Capacity Ammunition Feeding Device

Added new Law Ordinal 8244 - Unlawful Possession of Certain Ammunition Feeding Devices: In Home/1st Offense

Added new Law Ordinal 8245 - Unlawful Possession of Certain Ammunition Feeding Devices: Not in Home/2nd Offense

Added new Law Ordinal 8246 - Unlawful Possession of Certain Ammunition Feeding Devices: In Home/2nd Offense

Added new Law Ordinal 8247 - Unlawful Possession of Certain Ammunition Feeding Devices: Not in Home/1st Offense

Added new Law Ordinal 8249 - Fail to Register Lawfully Possessed Assault Weapon

Added new Law Ordinal 8250 - Fail to Report loss or Theft of Firearm/Rifle/Shotgun/Ammo

Added new Law Ordinal 8251 - Aggravated Enterprise Corruption

Added new Law Ordinal 8252 - Private Sale or Disposal Firearm/Rifle/Shotgun

Repealed Law Ordinals 6289, 6290 and 6291 - replaced with new Law Ordinals 8253, 8254, 8255, 8256

Added new Law Ordinal 8253 - Criminal Purchase/Disposal Weapon - Dispose to Another

Added new Law Ordinal 8254 - Criminal Purchase or Disposal of a Weapon

Added new Law Ordinal 8255 - Criminal Purchase or Disposal of a Weapon - Ineligible Purchase

Added new Law Ordinal 8256 - Criminal Purchase/Disposal of a Weapon - Buy for Another

Repealed Law Ordinal 2740 - replaced with new ordinals 8257, 8258, 8259 and 8260

Added new Law Ordinal 8257 - Criminal Possession of a Weapon on School Grounds

Added new Law Ordinal 8258 - Criminal Possession of a Firearm - Unregistered Assault Weapon

Added new Law Ordinal 8259 - Criminal Possession of a Firearm

Added new Law Ordinal 8260 - Criminal Possession of a Firearm - Possess a Firearm

Repealed Law ordinal 4884, 6834 and 6836 - replaced with 8261, 8262, 8263

Added the following new Law Ordinals, per Fuel Tax Law Publication 1-11:

Added new Law Ordinal 8261, per Fuel Tax Law Publication 1-11: Fail to Surrender Certificate, License or Decal

Added new Law Ordinal 8262, per Fuel Tax Law Publication 1-11: Other Violation of Article 21 or 21A

Added new Law Ordinal 8263, per Fuel Tax Law Publication 1-11: Operate Vehicle Without Registration/Suspended or Revoked Decal

Made the following general modifications:

Modified Law Ordinal 7944 - Updated the UCR Code to 50

Modified Law Ordinal 8206 - Updated the Effective Date

Modified Law Ordinal 7047 - Updated the Repeal Date

Modified Law Ordinals 8206, 8207, 8208, 8209 - Assigned DMV_VT Codes

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