New York A07458 creates a crime for using a lethal or explosive device during an offense and mandates an additional 10 years imprisonment for such.

New York A07458 amends the penal law by adding a new section defining the crime of related use of a lethal or explosive device. A person commits this crime if they commit any offense while in possession of a lethal or explosive device. Those convicted face an additional determinate term of imprisonment for ten years, which does not run concurrently with other sentences. This additional sentence is waived if the defendant truthfully provides the source of the device within 60 days of arraignment, and the use of the device did not result in death or serious injury to an uninvolved person.

New York A07458 creates a crime for using a lethal or explosive device during an offense and mandates an additional 10 years imprisonment for such.

New York A07458 amends the penal law by adding a new section defining the crime of related use of a lethal or explosive device. A person commits this crime if they commit any offense while in possession of a lethal or explosive device. Those convicted face an additional determinate term of imprisonment for ten years, which does not run concurrently with other sentences. This additional sentence is waived if the defendant truthfully provides the source of the device within 60 days of arraignment, and the use of the device did not result in death or serious injury to an uninvolved person.