Assembly Bill A4171

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Prevents a person from being the distributee of certain property if he or she has ever been convicted of a sex offense where the victim was the decedent

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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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2011-A4171 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
Estates, Powers and Trusts Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง4-1.3, EPT L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3009
2013-2014: A4363

2011-A4171 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that no distributive share in the estate of a decedent shall be allowed to a person convicted of committing or attempting to commit a sex offense where the victim was the decedent.

2011-A4171 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4171

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 2, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. BARCLAY, HAWLEY, McKEVITT -- Multi-Sponsored by
  -- M. of A. CROUCH, OAKS, SAYWARD, THIELE -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Judiciary

AN ACT to amend the estates, powers and trusts law, in relation  to  the
  distribution of a decedent's estate

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

  Section 1. The estates, powers and trusts law is amended by  adding  a
new section 4-1.3 to read as follows:
S  4-1.3  DISQUALIFICATION OF CERTAIN PERSONS FROM TAKING A DISTRIBUTIVE
          SHARE
  (A) NO DISTRIBUTIVE SHARE IN THE ESTATE OF A DECEDENT SHALL BE ALLOWED
TO A PERSON CONVICTED OF  COMMITTING  OR  ATTEMPTING  TO  COMMIT  A  SEX
OFFENSE DEFINED IN ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY OF THE PENAL LAW WHERE THE
VICTIM WAS THE DECEDENT.
  (B) IN THE EVENT THAT A PERSON IS DISQUALIFIED FROM TAKING A DISTRIBU-
TIVE  SHARE  IN THE ESTATE OF A DECEDENT, UNDER THIS SECTION, THE ESTATE
OF SUCH DECEDENT SHALL BE DISTRIBUTED IN ACCORDANCE WITH 4-1.1 AS THOUGH
SUCH PERSON HAD PREDECEASED THE DECEDENT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of January next  succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08682-01-1

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