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Assembly Bill A3891

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to endangering the welfare of a vulnerable elderly person

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2015-A3891 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S641
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง260.31, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9764, S6865
2013-2014: A2781, S2951
2017-2018: A1768

2015-A3891 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to endangering the welfare of a vulnerable elderly person.

2015-A3891 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3891

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 28, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MORELLE, ROBERTS, CRESPO, GUNTHER, BRINDISI,
  LUPARDO, JAFFEE, LAVINE, SIMOTAS, ROBINSON, CLARK, WEPRIN,  BRAUNSTEIN
  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of A.   GALEF, HOOPER, MAGEE, MARKEY,
  THIELE, TITONE -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to endangering the welfare of
  a vulnerable elderly person, or an incompetent or physically  disabled
  person

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of  section  260.31  of  the  penal  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  14  of  the  laws  of  2010, is amended to read as
follows:
  1. "Caregiver" means a person who (i) assumes responsibility  for  the
care  of  a  vulnerable  elderly person, or an incompetent or physically
disabled person pursuant to a court order[; or], OR OTHERWISE BY  OPERA-
TION  OF LAW; (ii) receives monetary or other valuable consideration for
providing SUCH care; OR (III)  VOLUNTARILY  ASSUMES  RESPONSIBILITY  FOR
PROVIDING  CARE  for  a  vulnerable elderly person, or an incompetent or
physically disabled person.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01965-01-5

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