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Assembly Bill A1046

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Permits antitrust fines or penalties to be paid to crime victims board, in the court's discretion

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2009-A1046 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Consumer Protection
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §347-a, Gen Bus L; amd §623, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A2942, A9028
2013-2014: A5386
2015-2016: A2661
2017-2018: A3555
2019-2020: A4054

2009-A1046 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that in any action commenced under the state's anti-trust law, the court may direct that all or any part of a criminal fine or civil penalty imposed upon a violator may, in the court's discretion, be ordered to be deposited with the crime victims board.

2009-A1046 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  1046

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. DESTITO, JOHN, PRETLOW, KOON, CLARK -- read once
  and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the general business  law  and  the  executive  law,  in
  relation to the disposition of certain fines

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
347-a to read as follows:
  S 347-A. FINES PAYABLE TO CRIME VICTIMS BOARD.   FOLLOWING  SENTENCING
FOR  A CRIME PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE HUNDRED FORTY-ONE OF THIS ARTICLE
OR UPON A JUDGMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE HUNDRED FORTY-TWO-A OF THIS
ARTICLE, THE COURT IN ITS DISCRETION MAY  DETERMINE  THAT  ANY  FINE  OR
PENALTY  OR ANY PORTION THEREOF SHALL BE PAID TO THE CRIME VICTIMS BOARD
TO BE EXPENDED FOR ANY PURPOSE OF ARTICLE TWENTY-TWO  OF  THE  EXECUTIVE
LAW   AS  PROVIDED  BY  SUBDIVISION  NINETEEN  OF  SECTION  SIX  HUNDRED
TWENTY-THREE OF SUCH LAW.
  S 2. Subdivision 19 of section 623 of the executive law, as  added  by
chapter 688 of the laws of 1985, is amended to read as follows:
  19.    To  accept,  with the approval of the governor, as agent of the
state, any grant  including  federal  grants,  ANY  FINES  OR  PENALTIES
IMPOSED  PURSUANT  TO  SECTION  THREE HUNDRED FORTY-ONE OR THREE HUNDRED
FORTY-TWO-A OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW AND MADE PAYABLE  TO  THE  BOARD
PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE HUNDRED FORTY-SEVEN-A OF SUCH LAW, or any gift
for the purposes of this article. Any monies so received may be expended
by  the  board to effectuate any purpose of this article, subject to the
applicable provisions of the state finance law.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
have  become  a  law  and shall apply to any judgment entered or fine or
penalty imposed on or after such date.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03313-01-9

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