S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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1807
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 9, 2013
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Introduced by Sens. ESPAILLAT, PERKINS -- read twice and ordered print-
ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the use of coercion for
the purpose of exposing a person's immigration status
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 9 of section 135.60 of the penal law, as
2 amended by chapter 426 of the laws of 2008, is amended and a new subdi-
3 vision 10 is added to read as follows:
4 9. Perform any other act which would not in itself materially benefit
5 the actor but which is calculated to harm another person materially with
6 respect to his or her health, safety, business, calling, career, finan-
7 cial condition, reputation or personal relationships[.]; OR
8 10. EXPOSE IMMIGRATION STATUS, REGARDLESS OF THE ACTOR'S KNOWLEDGE OF
9 SUCH STATUS.
10 S 2. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 2 of section 135.65 of the penal
11 law, as amended by chapter 426 of the laws of 2008, is amended and a new
12 paragraph (d) is added to read as follows:
13 (c) Violate his or her duty as a public servant[.]; OR
14 (D) EXPOSE HIS OR HER OWN IMMIGRATION STATUS.
15 S 3. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
16 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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