Assembly Bill A8015

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Enacts the "public integrity commission enforcement act"

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A8015 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง94, Exec L

2009-A8015 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the commission on public integrity to impose a ten thousand dollar penalty for acting with intent to obstruct a commission investigation.

2009-A8015 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8015

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 1, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. LANCMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the  executive  law,  in  relation  to  authorizing  the
  commission  on  public  integrity  to impose a penalty for acting with
  intent to obstruct a commission investigation

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

  Section  1.  Short title.  This act shall be known and may be cited as
the "public integrity commission enforcement act".
  S 2.  Section 94 of the executive law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
subdivision 13-b to read as follows:
  13-B.  IF  THE  COMMISSION  HAS A REASONABLE BASIS TO BELIEVE THAT ANY
PERSON OR ENTITY SUBJECT TO THE COMMISSION'S JURISDICTION HAS FAILED  TO
COMPLY  WITH COMMISSION SUBPOENAS OR OTHER DIRECTIVES ISSUED IN CONJUNC-
TION WITH AN ON-GOING COMMISSION  INVESTIGATION,  THE  COMMISSION  SHALL
HAVE THE AUTHORITY TO IMPOSE A PENALTY OF UP TO TEN THOUSAND DOLLARS FOR
ACTING WITH INTENT TO OBSTRUCT A COMMISSION INVESTIGATION.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10215-02-9

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