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                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 10, 2018
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 Introduced  by  M.  of A. PEOPLES-STOKES -- (at request of the Office of
   Victim Services) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Govern-
   mental Operations
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the  reimbursement  of
   shelter costs and crime scene cleanup for certain, non-injured victims
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 12 of section 631  of  the  executive  law,  as
 separately  amended by section 1 of part G of chapter 55 and chapter 416
 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
   12. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions one, two and  three
 of  this  section, an individual who was a victim of either the crime of
 menacing in the second degree as defined in subdivision two or three  of
 section 120.14 of the penal law, menacing in the first degree as defined
 in section 120.13 of the penal law, criminal obstruction of breathing or
 blood circulation as defined in section 121.11 of the penal law, harass-
 ment in the second degree as defined in section 240.26 of the penal law,
 harassment in the first degree as defined in section 240.25 of the penal
 law,  aggravated  harassment in the second degree as defined in subdivi-
 sion three or five of  section  240.30  of  the  penal  law,  aggravated
 harassment  in the first degree as defined in subdivision two of section
 240.31 of the penal law,  criminal  contempt  in  the  first  degree  as
 defined  in  subdivision (b) or subdivision (c) of section 215.51 of the
 penal law, or stalking in the fourth, third, second or first  degree  as
 defined  in sections 120.45, 120.50, 120.55 and 120.60 of the penal law,
 respectively, or a hate crime as defined in section 485.05 of the  penal
 law who has not been physically injured as a direct result of such crime
 shall  only  be  eligible  for an award that includes loss of earning or
 support, the unreimbursed cost of repair  or  replacement  of  essential
 personal  property  that has been lost, damaged or destroyed as a direct
 result of such crime, the unreimbursed  cost  for  security  devices  to
 enhance  the personal protection of such victim, THE COST OF RESIDING AT
 OR UTILIZING SERVICES PROVIDED BY  SHELTERS  FOR  BATTERED  SPOUSES  AND
 CHILDREN  AS  PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED TWENTY-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 SIX OF THIS ARTICLE,  transportation  expenses  incurred  for  necessary
 court  appearances in connection with the prosecution of such crime, the
 unreimbursed costs of counseling provided to such victim on  account  of
 mental  or  emotional  stress  resulting  from the incident in which the
 crime occurred, the unreimbursed cost of CRIME SCENE CLEANUP AND  secur-
 ing  a crime scene, reasonable relocation expenses, and for occupational
 or job training. For purposes  of  this  subdivision,  "necessary  court
 appearances"  shall  include,  but  not be limited to, any part of trial
 from arraignment through sentencing, pre and  post  trial  hearings  and
 grand jury hearings.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become law and shall apply to all claims filed on or after
 such effective date.