Senate Bill S3152

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to creating a civil course of action to recover the value of any benefit received from any retirement system by an elected official convicted of certain felonies

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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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2015-S3152 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Civil Practice Law and Rules
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง1310 & 1311, CPLR
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S1201

2015-S3152 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to creating a civil course of action to recover the value of any benefit received from any retirement system by an elected official convicted of certain felonies; defines proceeds of a violation of the public trust and post conviction forfeiture crime involving an elected official.

2015-S3152 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S3152 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3152

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 3, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to  creat-
  ing  a  civil  course  of  action  to recover the value of any benefit
  received from any public retirement system or retirement  plan  by  an
  elected official who has been convicted of certain felonies

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

  Section 1. Section 1310 of the civil practice law and rules is amended
by adding a new subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
  2-A. "PROCEEDS OF A VIOLATION OF THE PUBLIC  TRUST"  MEANS  AN  AMOUNT
EQUIVALENT TO THE MONETARY VALUE OF ANY BENEFIT RECEIVED FROM ANY PUBLIC
RETIREMENT  SYSTEM  OR  RETIREMENT  PLAN  BY AN ELECTED OFFICIAL WHO HAS
COMMITTED A FELONY CRIME AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION 5-A OF THIS SECTION.
  S 2. Section 1310 of the civil practice law and rules  is  amended  by
adding a new subdivision 5-a to read as follows:
  5-A.  "POST-CONVICTION FORFEITURE CRIME INVOLVING AN ELECTED OFFICIAL"
MEANS:
  (A) ANY FELONY FOR COMMITTING, AIDING OR ABETTING A LARCENY OF  PUBLIC
FUNDS FROM THE STATE OR A MUNICIPALITY;
  (B)  ANY  FELONY  COMMITTED  IN  DIRECT  CONNECTION WITH SERVICE AS AN
ELECTED OFFICIAL; OR
  (C) ANY FELONY COMMITTED BY  SUCH  PERSON  WHO,  WITH  THE  INTENT  TO
DEFRAUD,  REALIZES  OR  OBTAINS,  OR  ATTEMPTS  TO  REALIZE OR OBTAIN, A
PROFIT, GAIN OR ADVANTAGE FOR HIMSELF  OR  HERSELF  OR  FOR  SOME  OTHER
PERSON,  THROUGH  THE  USE OR ATTEMPTED USE OF THE POWER, RIGHTS, PRIVI-
LEGES OR DUTIES OF HIS OR HER POSITION AS AN ELECTED OFFICIAL.
  S 3. The opening paragraph of subdivision 1 of  section  1311  of  the
civil  practice  law and rules, as amended by chapter 655 of the laws of
1990, is amended to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08321-01-5

              

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