Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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May 25, 2010 |
signed chap.91 |
May 14, 2010 |
delivered to governor |
May 05, 2010 |
returned to assembly passed senate |
Apr 20, 2010 |
3rd reading cal.377 substituted for s5445 |
Feb 24, 2010 |
referred to codes delivered to senate passed assembly |
Jan 06, 2010 |
ordered to third reading cal.324 returned to assembly died in senate |
Jun 18, 2009 |
referred to rules |
Jun 16, 2009 |
delivered to senate passed assembly |
Jun 15, 2009 |
ordered to third reading rules cal.313 rules report cal.313 reported |
Jun 02, 2009 |
reported referred to rules |
Mar 10, 2009 |
reported referred to codes |
Feb 03, 2009 |
referred to judiciary |
Assembly Bill A4300
Signed By Governor2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
CANESTRARI
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2009-A4300 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Senate Version of this Bill:
- S5445
- Law Section:
- Judiciary Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§476-a & 476-b, Judy L
2009-A4300 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4300 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y February 3, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CANESTRARI, ORTIZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. COOK -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the judiciary law, in relation to actions for unlawful practice of law THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of section 476-a of the judiciary law, as amended by chapter 709 of the laws of 1965, is amended to read as follows: The attorney-general may maintain an action upon his OR HER own infor- mation or upon the complaint of a private person or of a bar association organized and existing under the laws of this state against any person, partnership, corporation, or association, and any employee, agent, director, or officer thereof who commits any act or engages in any conduct prohibited by law as constituting the unlawful practice of the law. THE TERM "ACTION" AS USED IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE CONSTRUED TO INCLUDE BOTH CIVIL ACTIONS AND CRIMINAL ACTIONS. S 2. Subdivision 2 of section 476-a of the judiciary law, as added by chapter 310 of the laws of 1962, is amended to read as follows: 2. Such [an] A CIVIL action may also be maintained by a bar associ- ation organized and existing under the laws of the state of New York, upon an application to the supreme court of the state of New York, or a justice thereof, for leave to bring the same by such bar association on good cause shown therefor and proof that a written request was made upon the attorney-general to bring such an action and that more than twenty days have elapsed since the making of such request and he OR SHE has failed or refused to bring such an action. S 3. Section 476-b of the judiciary law, as added by chapter 310 of the laws of 1962, is amended to read as follows: S 476-b. Injunction to restrain defendant from unlawful practice of the law. In [an] A CIVIL action brought as prescribed in section four EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD02573-01-9
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