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September 30, 2008
New York Penal Law Amended in Relation to Criminal Mischief Statutes
New York Governor David A. Paterson has signed a bill into law amending the Penal Law in relation to the criminal mischief statutes by adding a new section 145.13. The new law makes it a crime for person to damage their own property if they do not have the consent of a joint or co-owner of the property to damage it. Senator DeFrancisco sponsored the bill in the New York Senate. Assemblyman Weinstein sponsored the bill in the New York Assembly. The senate bill number is S.2061. The assembly bill number is A.6308. The new law will take effect November 1, 2008.
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