Bill > A2640

This bill would upgrade the penalties for certain crimes when they are committed in a jurisdiction where a state of emergency is in force. Under the provisions of the bill, robbery committed in a jurisdiction where a state of emergency is in force would be a crime of the first degree; burglary, theft, shoplifting, and interference with transportation would be upgraded to crimes of the second degree; trespassing, riot, and the unlawful interception of emergency communications would be upgraded to crimes of the third degree; the crime of failing to disperse would be upgraded to a crime of the fourth degree; and defiant trespass would be upgraded to a disorderly persons offense.