Division of Criminal Justice Services

Current Summary of Changes to the Coded Law File

Law File Changes – August 2019

Note: Laws added to the file since the last posting on February 7, 2019 begin with relative address/law ordinal 8609. 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 (and with the more recent ones), 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:
Chapter 131 of the Laws of 2019 – amended Penal Laws §221.05 and §221.10 - to §221.05 Unlawful Possession of Marihuana in the 2ND Degree and §221.10 Unlawful Possession of Marihuana in the 1st Degree, effective August 28, 2019. (Ordinals 8608/8609)

Chapter 130 of the Laws of 2019 -added Penal Laws §265.01-C, §265.10(01), §265.10(02), §265.10(03) - §260.01-C Criminal Possession of a Rapid-Fire Modification Device, effective November 26, 2019, §265.10(01), Manufacture Rapid-Fire Modification Device, §265.10(02)Transports Rapid-Fire Modification Device, §265.10(03) Disposal Rapid-Fire Modification Device effective July 29,2019.  (Ordinals 8610/8611/8612/8613)

Chapter 393 of the Laws of 2017 –Vehicle and Traffic Law §1229-C(1Z) – Back Facing Child Restraint Required for Child Under Age 2, effective November 1, 2019. (ordinal 8614)

Chapter 109 of the Laws of 2019 –added Penal Law §245.15 – Unlawful Publication of an Intimate Image, effective September 28, 2019. (ordinal 8615)

Chapter 135 of the laws of 2019 – added Penal Laws §265.45 and §265.50§265.45 Failure to Safely Store Firearms 1st Degree, §265.50 Failure to Safely Store Firearms 2nd Degree, effective September 28, 2019. (ordinals 8616/8617)

Chapter 134 of the Laws of 2019 – added Penal Laws §265.50(00), §265.50(01), §265.50(02), §265.50(03), §265.50(0T), §265.50(1T), §265.50(2T), §265.55(00), §265.55(01), §265.55(02) – §265.50(00)Criminal Manufacture/Sale/Transport of Undetectable Firearm, §265.50(01)Criminal Sale of Firearm not Detectable by Metal Detector, §265.50(02)Criminal Sale Major Component Undetectable Firearm, §265.50(0T)Terrorism: Criminal Manufacture/Sale/Transport of Undetectable Firearm, §265.50(1T)Terrorism: Criminal Sale of Firearm not Detectable by Metal Detector, §265.50(2T)Terrorism: Criminal Sale Major Component Undetectable Firearm, §265.55(00)Criminal Possession of Undetectable Firearm, §265.55(01)Criminal Possession of Firearm not Detectable by Metal Detector, §265.55(02)Criminal Possession Major Component Undetectable Firearm, effective January 26, 2020. (Ordinals 8618/8619/8620/8621/8622/8623/8624/8625/8626)

Chapter 124 of the Laws of 2017 – add Penal Law §195.15(03) – Obstructing Firefighting Operations Performing Emergency Medical Care, effective November 1, 2017. (Ordinal 8627)

Chapter 275 of the Laws of 2018 – added Penal Law §165.15(12) – Theft of Services Salon/Beauty Shop/Barbershop, Theft of Services Salon/Beauty Shop/Barbershop-Previous Conviction, effective December 24, 2018. (Ordinals 8628/8629)

Chapter 151 of the Laws of 2019 – added Penal law §176.75 and §176.80 – §176.75 Staging Motor Vehicle Accident-2nd Degree, §176.80 Staging Motor Vehicle Accident-1st Degree, effective November 1, 2019. (Ordinals 8630/8631)

Chapter 478 of the Laws of 2018 – amended Vehicle and Traffic Law 375 – amended to read: provides that farm machinery, implements of husbandry and other machinery including road construction and maintenance machinery which are designed to operate at a speed greater than twenty-five mph but less than forty mph shall display a slow-moving vehicle emblem as well as a speed identification symbol, effective June 26, 2019. (Ordinal 6631)

Chapter 326 of the Laws of 2014 -added Environmental Conservation Law 71-0924(04) – Illegal Sale of Ivory value greater than $2500, effective August 12, 2014. (Ordinal 8448)

Law File Changes:
Added New Ordinals 8608 and 8609 per Chapter 131 of the Laws of 2019
Added New Ordinals 8610,8611,8612,8613 per Chapter 130 of the Laws of 2019
Added New Ordinal 8614 per Chapter 393 of the Laws of 2019
Added New Ordinal 8615 per Chapter 109 of the Laws of 2019
Added New Ordinals 8616 and 8617 per Chapter 135 of the Laws of 2019
Added New Ordinals 8618,8619,8620,8621,8622,8623,8624,8625 and 8626 per Chapter 134 of the Laws of 2019
Added New Ordinal 8627 per Chapter 124 of the Laws of 2017
Added New Ordinals 8628 and 8629 per Chapter 275 of the Laws of 2018
Added New Ordinals 8630 and 8631 per Chapter 151 of the Laws of 2019
Added new Ordinal 8448 per Chapter 326 of the Laws of 2014

Repeals
2556, 2557, 2558, 2559, 8248

Archive of Changes: