Bill Text: NY A02942 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to the payment of reparation or restitution in certain instances

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-01-06 - referred to codes [A02942 Detail]

Download: New_York-2009-A02942-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         2942
                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 22, 2009
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CHRISTENSEN -- read once and referred to the
         Committee on Codes
       AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the payment of  reparation
         or restitution in certain instances
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 4  of  section  60.27  of  the
    2  penal  law, as amended by chapter 619 of the laws of 2002, is amended to
    3  read as follows:
    4    (b) the term "victim" shall include the victim  of  the  offense,  the
    5  representative  of  a  crime  victim  as  defined  in subdivision six of
    6  section six hundred twenty-one of the executive law, an individual whose
    7  identity was assumed or whose personal identifying information was  used
    8  in violation of section 190.78, 190.79 or 190.80 of this chapter, or any
    9  person  who has suffered a financial loss as a direct result of the acts
   10  of a defendant in violation of section 190.78, 190.79, 190.80, 190.82 or
   11  190.83 of this chapter, a good  samaritan  as  defined  in  section  six
   12  hundred  twenty-one  of  the  executive  law, ANY PERSON OR ENTITY WHICH
   13  PROVIDES ASSISTANCE FOR THE PREVENTION OR MITIGATION OF DAMAGE TO PERSON
   14  OR PROPERTY CAUSED BY AN OFFENSE and the crime victims' board  or  other
   15  governmental agency that has received an application for or has provided
   16  financial assistance or compensation to the victim.
   17    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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