The New York State Senate

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                                  1031

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             January 8, 2015
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Introduced  by  M. of A. GUNTHER, GLICK, PAULIN, ENGLEBRIGHT, ROSENTHAL,
  MILLER, ORTIZ, TITONE, JAFFEE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. RIVERA
  -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to exempt-
  ing parties liable for failure to obey or enforce  certain  orders  of
  protection  or  temporary orders of protection in domestic violence or
  domestic relations matters from the provisions of article  sixteen  of
  such law, entitled "limited liability of persons jointly liable"

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

  Section 1. Section 1602 of the civil practice law and rules is amended
by adding a new subdivision 14 to read as follows:
  14. NOT APPLY TO ANY PARTY HELD LIABLE FOR  CLAIMS  ARISING  FROM  THE
FAILURE  TO  OBEY  OR  ENFORCE (A) AN ORDER OF PROTECTION OR A TEMPORARY
ORDER OF PROTECTION ISSUED OR MODIFIED PURSUANT TO ARTICLE  FOUR,  FIVE,
SIX, EIGHT, OR TEN OF THE FAMILY COURT ACT, SECTION 530.12 OF THE CRIMI-
NAL PROCEDURE LAW, SECTION TWO HUNDRED FORTY OR TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-TWO OF
THE  DOMESTIC  RELATIONS LAW, OR (B) AN ORDER OF PROTECTION OR TEMPORARY
ORDER OF PROTECTION ISSUED OR MODIFIED BY A COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDIC-
TION IN ANOTHER STATE, TERRITORIAL, OR TRIBAL JURISDICTION.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01000-01-5