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Assembly Bill A8776

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to the definition of mentally disabled

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2013-A8776 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง155.00, Pen L

2013-A8776 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the definition of mentally disabled.

2013-A8776 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8776

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 12, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. SCHIMMINGER, GUNTHER, JAFFEE, OTIS, ROSA, SIMO-
  TAS, ENGLEBRIGHT, CLARK, COOK  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of  A.
  JACOBS,  MAGEE, MARKEY, PEOPLES-STOKES, PERRY, SKARTADOS, STECK, SWEE-
  NEY, THIELE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the definition of mentally
  disabled

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

  Section  1. Section 155.00 of the penal law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 10 to read as follows:
  10. "MENTALLY DISABLED" MEANS THAT A  PERSON  SUFFERS  FROM  A  MENTAL
DISEASE,  DEFECT  OR  CONDITION  WHICH  RENDERS  HIM OR HER INCAPABLE OF
APPRAISING THE NATURE OF THE CONDUCT CONSTITUTING THE TAKING,  OBTAINING
OR WITHHOLDING OF HIS OR HER PROPERTY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13768-01-4

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