New York S09938 imposes harsher sentences for offenses committed on public transportation and creates a new felony for reckless endangerment on.

New York S09938 amends the penal law to impose stricter sentences for certain offenses committed on public transportation. It raises the severity of specified offenses by one degree when committed on public transportation property, including train stations and vehicles. Additionally, it introduces a new class A-I felony for reckless endangerment on public transportation, defined as intentionally causing someone to fall on train tracks or risk a collision with a motor vehicle.

New York S09938 imposes harsher sentences for offenses committed on public transportation and creates a new felony for reckless endangerment on.

New York S09938 amends the penal law to impose stricter sentences for certain offenses committed on public transportation. It raises the severity of specified offenses by one degree when committed on public transportation property, including train stations and vehicles. Additionally, it introduces a new class A-I felony for reckless endangerment on public transportation, defined as intentionally causing someone to fall on train tracks or risk a collision with a motor vehicle.