S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5399
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 25, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. PEOPLES-STOKES -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Banks
AN ACT to amend the banking law, in relation to increasing the penalties
for individuals or companies who engage in the business of cashing
checks, drafts or money orders for consideration without a license
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 373 of the banking law, as added
by chapter 235 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
5. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivision four of this section,
any person, partnership, association or corporation and the several
members, officers, directors, agents and employees thereof who shall
violate the provisions of subdivision one of section three hundred
sixty-seven of this article shall be guilty of a class [A misdemeanor] E
FELONY AND SHALL BE PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED
DOLLARS FOR EACH TRANSACTION MADE IN VIOLATION OF SUCH SUBDIVISION.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04601-01-3