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Senate Bill S2026

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to the filing of false liens against certain public officials

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2013-S2026 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Lien Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง66, Lien L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S4591
2017-2018: S206

2013-S2026 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the filing of false liens against certain public officials.

2013-S2026 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S2026 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2026

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. MAZIARZ, GALLIVAN, DeFRANCISCO, RANZENHOFER -- read
  twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
  Committee on Judiciary

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  lien  law, in relation to filing of false liens
  against public officials

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

  Section  1. The lien law is amended by adding a new section 66 to read
as follows:
  S 66. FILING OF FALSE LIENS AGAINST CERTAIN PUBLIC OFFICERS.   WHOEVER
FILES OR CONSPIRES TO FILE, IN ANY PUBLIC RECORD OR PRIVATE RECORD WHICH
IS  GENERALLY  AVAILABLE  TO  THE  PUBLIC, ANY FALSE LIEN OR ENCUMBRANCE
AGAINST THE REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OF A LOCAL  OR  STATE  OFFICER  AS
DEFINED  IN  SECTION  TWO  OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, ON ACCOUNT OF THE
PERFORMANCE OF OFFICIAL DUTIES OF THAT  INDIVIDUAL,  KNOWING  OR  HAVING
REASON  TO  KNOW  THAT SUCH LIEN OR ENCUMBRANCE IS FALSE OR CONTAINS ANY
MATERIALLY FALSE, FICTITIOUS, OR FRAUDULENT STATEMENT OR REPRESENTATION,
SHALL BE GUILTY OF A CLASS E FELONY PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF TEN THOUSAND
DOLLARS PER INCIDENCE OR UP TO ONE YEAR IN PRISON, OR BY BOTH SUCH  FINE
AND IMPRISONMENT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03615-02-3

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