Assembly Bill A6413

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Provides that an elected public officer who is convicted of a felony pursuant to article 195 or article 200 of the penal law shall forfeit all benefits

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

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2011-A6413 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Public Officers Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง3-d, Pub Off L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A7614

2011-A6413 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that an elected public officer who is convicted of a felony related to his or her position pursuant to article 195 or article 200 of the penal law shall forfeit all benefits of his or her position which are paid by his or her employer, including salary and that portion of his or her retirement.

2011-A6413 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6413

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 16, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. MURRAY -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the public officers law, in relation to loss of 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. EFFECT OF FELONY CONVICTION. ANY ELECTED PUBLIC OFFICER WHO  IS
CONVICTED  OF  A  FELONY  PURSUANT TO ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED NINETY-FIVE OR
ARTICLE TWO HUNDRED OF  THE  PENAL  LAW  SHALL,  UPON  SUCH  CONVICTION,
FORFEIT  ALL  BENEFITS, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, SALARY AND RETIRE-
MENT PAID BY HIS OR HER EMPLOYER.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08377-01-1

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