Senate Bill S337A

Signed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Provides for the payment of restitution to volunteer fire companies in certain instances

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

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2013-S337 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A392
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §60.27, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2503, A2942
2011-2012: S4305, A6126

2013-S337 - Summary

Provides for the payment of restitution to volunteer fire companies in certain instances.

2013-S337 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S337 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   337

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  DeFRANCISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the payment of  reparation
  or restitution in certain instances

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 4  of  section  60.27  of  the
penal  law, as amended by chapter 313 of the laws of 2011, is amended to
read as follows:
  (b) the term "victim" shall include the victim  of  the  offense,  the
representative  of  a  crime  victim  as  defined  in subdivision six of
section six hundred twenty-one of the executive law, an individual whose
identity was assumed or whose personal identifying information was  used
in violation of section 190.78, 190.79 or 190.80 of this chapter, or any
person  who has suffered a financial loss as a direct result of the acts
of a defendant in violation of section 190.78, 190.79, 190.80, 190.82 or
190.83 of this chapter, a good  samaritan  as  defined  in  section  six
hundred  twenty-one  of  the  executive  law, ANY PERSON OR ENTITY WHICH
PROVIDES ASSISTANCE FOR THE PREVENTION OR MITIGATION OF DAMAGE TO PERSON
OR PROPERTY CAUSED BY AN OFFENSE and the office of  victim  services  or
other  governmental  agency  that has received an application for or has
provided financial assistance or compensation to the victim.   A  victim
shall also mean any owner or lawful producer of a master recording, or a
trade  association  that  represents such owner or lawful producer, that
has suffered injury as a result of an offense as defined in article  two
hundred seventy-five of this chapter.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01494-01-3

              

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2013-S337A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A392
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §60.27, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S2503, A2942
2011-2012: S4305, A6126

2013-S337A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the payment of restitution to volunteer fire companies in certain instances.

2013-S337A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S337A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 337--A
    Cal. No. 118

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  DeFRANCISCO,  GIPSON, GRIFFO, RANZENHOFER -- read
  twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
  Committee  on Codes -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered
  to first and second report, ordered to  a  third  reading,  passed  by
  Senate  and  delivered  to  the Assembly, recalled, vote reconsidered,
  restored to third reading, amended and  ordered  reprinted,  retaining
  its place in the order of third reading

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the payment of restitution
  to volunteer fire companies in certain instances

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 10 of section 60.27 of the penal law, as  added
by chapter 310 of the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows:
  10.  If  the  offense  of  which  a  person is convicted is defined in
section 150.10, 150.15 or 150.20 of this chapter, and  no  other  victim
who is a person is seeking restitution in the case, the term "victim" as
used  in  this  section, in addition to its ordinary meaning, shall mean
any municipality OR VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY which has expended  funds  or
will  expend  funds  for  the  purpose of restoration, rehabilitation or
clean-up of the site of the arson. Any restitution which may be required
to be made to a municipality OR VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY pursuant to  this
section  shall  be limited to the amount of funds reasonably expended or
to be expended for the purpose of restoration, rehabilitation or  clean-
up  of  the  site  of the arson, less the amount of any funds which have
been or will be recovered from any other source, and shall not include a
designated surcharge pursuant to subdivision eight of this section.  Any
municipality  OR  VOLUNTEER FIRE COMPANY seeking restitution pursuant to
this section shall file with the court, district  attorney  and  defense
counsel an affidavit stating that the funds reasonably expended or to be
expended  for  which  restitution is being sought have not been and will

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