The New York State Senate

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                                  5516

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 13, 2009
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Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JOHN,  GLICK,  PAULIN, PERALTA, ENGLEBRIGHT,
  GABRYSZAK, ROSENTHAL -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of  A.  WEINSTEIN  --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to exempt-
  ing  parties  liable  for failure to obey or enforce certain orders of
  protection or temporary orders of protection in domestic  violence  or
  domestic  relations  matters from the provisions of article sixteen of
  such law, entitled "limited liability of persons jointly liable"

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

  Section 1. Section 1602 of the civil practice law and rules is amended
by adding a new subdivision 14 to read as follows:
  14.  NOT  APPLY  TO  ANY PARTY HELD LIABLE FOR CLAIMS ARISING FROM THE
FAILURE TO OBEY OR ENFORCE (A) AN ORDER OF  PROTECTION  OR  A  TEMPORARY
ORDER  OF  PROTECTION ISSUED OR MODIFIED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE FOUR, FIVE,
SIX, EIGHT, OR TEN OF THE FAMILY COURT ACT, SECTION 530.12 OF THE CRIMI-
NAL PROCEDURE LAW, SECTION TWO HUNDRED FORTY OR TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO OF
THE DOMESTIC RELATIONS LAW, OR (B) AN ORDER OF PROTECTION  OR  TEMPORARY
ORDER OF PROTECTION ISSUED OR MODIFIED BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDIC-
TION IN ANOTHER STATE, TERRITORIAL, OR TRIBAL JURISDICTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09231-01-9