Subway Offender Ban
Legislation was passed in early April, 2020, banning certain convicted
criminals from using MTA's mass transit services for up to 3 years
by the sentencing judge. What this means is that if you've been arrested
and are later convicted (your plead guilty or go to trial and lose), the
judge can add a MTA ban to your sentence. So, this ban can be in addition
to jail, probation, a fine, community service, or other penalty.
This new law affects only certain people
convicted of:
- Sex crimes against a passenger, customer, or MTA employee
- Assaulting an MTA worker
It can affect your ability to use MTA's facilities such as:
- NYC Subway
- Bus
- Long Island Railroad LIRR
- Metro North Railroad
Authority to ban from subways, trains and buses those defendants sentenced
for sex crimes against an MTA passenger, customer or employee, or for
assaulting an MTA worker.
The criminal court judge can bar these people for up to three years or
the duration of their period of probation or conditional discharge, whichever
is shorter.