New York A00169 amends the penal law to redefine cemetery desecration in the second degree as a class E felony for any damage or theft, removes the.

New York A00169 amends the penal law by removing the $250 damage threshold for cemetery desecration in the second degree, making it a class E felony for any damage or theft. It also introduces a new crime of cemetery desecration in the first degree, which is a class D felony for those previously convicted of cemetery desecration in the second or first degree within the last five years. This bill redefines the scope and severity of penalties for acts of desecration at cemeteries.

New York A00169 amends the penal law to redefine cemetery desecration in the second degree as a class E felony for any damage or theft, removes the.

New York A00169 amends the penal law by removing the $250 damage threshold for cemetery desecration in the second degree, making it a class E felony for any damage or theft. It also introduces a new crime of cemetery desecration in the first degree, which is a class D felony for those previously convicted of cemetery desecration in the second or first degree within the last five years. This bill redefines the scope and severity of penalties for acts of desecration at cemeteries.