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Assembly Bill A9318

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to commercial extortion

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2013-A9318 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง190.87, Pen L

2013-A9318 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to commercial extortion.

2013-A9318 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9318

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 9, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to commercial extortion

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

  Section  1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 190.87 to
read as follows:
S 190.87 COMMERCIAL EXTORTION.
  ANY COMPANY THAT PUBLISHES REVIEWS OF OTHER COMPANIES IN ANY MEDIUM IS
GUILTY OF COMMERCIAL EXTORTION WHEN THEY KNOWINGLY AND WILLFULLY  COMPEL
OR  INTRODUCE  ANOTHER  COMPANY  TO  PAY FOR THE REMOVAL OF SUCH REVIEWS
UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.








 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14625-01-4

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