Enhances penalties for crimes committed during a riot in New York.
This bill amends the New York penal law to enhance penalties for crimes committed during a riot. It raises the penalty for riot in the first degree from a class E felony to a class D felony, and for riot in the second degree from a class A misdemeanor to a class E felony. Additionally, it classifies inciting a riot as a class E felony. The changes apply immediately upon enactment.
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