Senate Bill S8169

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to giving and/or receiving unlawful benefits

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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-S8169 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§200.31 & 200.36, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S11
2019-2020: S106
2021-2022: S434

2015-S8169 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to giving and/or receiving unlawful benefits.

2015-S8169 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S8169 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  8169

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              July 15, 2016
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to  giving  and/or  receiving
  unlawful benefits

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

  Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 200.31  to
read as follows:
S 200.31 GIVING UNLAWFUL BENEFITS.
  ANYONE  WHO OTHERWISE THAN AS PROVIDED BY LAW FOR THE PROPER DISCHARGE
OF OFFICIAL DUTY DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY GIVES, OFFERS  OR  PROMISES  ANY
BENEFIT  WITH  A  VALUE  IN  EXCESS  OF THREE THOUSAND DOLLARS, WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF  CAMPAIGN  CONTRIBUTIONS  UNDER  ARTICLE  FOURTEEN  OF  THE
ELECTION  LAW,  TO ANY PUBLIC OFFICIAL OR PERSON SELECTED TO BE A PUBLIC
OFFICIAL BECAUSE OF THAT PERSON'S OFFICIAL POSITION.
  GIVING UNLAWFUL BENEFITS IS A CLASS E FELONY.
  S 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 200.36  to  read
as follows:
S 200.36 RECEIVING UNLAWFUL BENEFITS.
  ANYONE  WHO, BEING A PUBLIC OFFICIAL OR PERSON SELECTED TO BE A PUBLIC
OFFICIAL, OTHERWISE THAN AS PROVIDED BY LAW FOR THE PROPER DISCHARGE  OF
OFFICIAL  DUTY,  DIRECTLY  OR  INDIRECTLY  SEEKS,  RECEIVES OR AGREES TO
RECEIVE ANY BENEFIT, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTIONS  UNDER
ARTICLE  FOURTEEN  OF  THE ELECTION LAW, WITH A VALUE IN EXCESS OF THREE
THOUSAND DOLLARS BECAUSE OF THAT PERSON'S OFFICIAL POSITION.
  RECEIVING UNLAWFUL BENEFITS IS A CLASS E FELONY.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15940-02-6


              

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