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Assembly Bill A1057

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Eliminates benefits for any elected official convicted of certain felonies

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2009-A1057 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง3-d, Pub Off L

2009-A1057 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that any elected public officer who is convicted of a felony pursuant to article one hundred ninety-five and article two hundred of the penal law shall have all benefits abolished, including but not limited to salary and retirement.

2009-A1057 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1057

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. SAYWARD, KOLB, ERRIGO, GIGLIO, HAWLEY, DUPREY --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  BACALLES,  BARCLAY,  CALHOUN,  CROUCH,
  FITZPATRICK, McDONOUGH, MOLINARO, OAKS, QUINN, THIELE, TOWNSEND, WALK-
  ER  --  read  once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Oper-
  ations

AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to  abolishing  the
  benefits  of an elected official who is convicted of a felony directly
  related to such official's elected position

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

  Section  1. The public officers law is amended by adding a new section
3-d to read as follows:
  S 3-D. ABOLISH BENEFITS; FELONY CONVICTION. ANY ELECTED PUBLIC OFFICER
WHO IS CONVICTED OF A FELONY PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED NINETY-FIVE
AND ARTICLE TWO HUNDRED OF THE PENAL LAW SHALL HAVE ALL  BENEFITS  ABOL-
ISHED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SALARY AND RETIREMENT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03423-01-9

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