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Assembly Bill A2942

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to the payment of restitution or reparation in certain instances

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2009-A2942 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2503
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง60.27, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A6126, S4305
2013-2014: A392, S337

2009-A2942 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Includes, for the purpose of payment of restitution or reparation, within the definition of the term "victim" any person or entity which provides assistance for the prevention or mitigation of damage to person or property caused by an offense.

2009-A2942 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2942

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 22, 2009
                               ___________

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:

  Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 4  of  section  60.27  of  the
penal  law, as amended by chapter 619 of the laws of 2002, is amended to
read as follows:
  (b) the term "victim" shall include the victim  of  the  offense,  the
representative  of  a  crime  victim  as  defined  in subdivision six of
section six hundred twenty-one of the executive law, an individual whose
identity was assumed or whose personal identifying information was  used
in violation of section 190.78, 190.79 or 190.80 of this chapter, or any
person  who has suffered a financial loss as a direct result of the acts
of a defendant in violation of section 190.78, 190.79, 190.80, 190.82 or
190.83 of this chapter, a good  samaritan  as  defined  in  section  six
hundred  twenty-one  of  the  executive  law, ANY PERSON OR ENTITY WHICH
PROVIDES ASSISTANCE FOR THE PREVENTION OR MITIGATION OF DAMAGE TO PERSON
OR PROPERTY CAUSED BY AN OFFENSE and the crime victims' board  or  other
governmental agency that has received an application for or has provided
financial assistance or compensation to the victim.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05503-01-9

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