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Assembly Bill A1768

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to endangering the welfare of a vulnerable elderly person

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2017-A1768 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §260.31, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9764
2013-2014: A2781
2015-2016: A3891

2017-A1768 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to endangering the welfare of a vulnerable elderly person.

2017-A1768 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1768
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 13, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MORELLE, CRESPO, GUNTHER, BRINDISI, LUPARDO,
   JAFFEE, SIMOTAS, WEPRIN, BRAUNSTEIN, JENNE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
   of A. GALEF, HOOPER, MAGEE,  RA,  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.
   §  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.
                                                            LBD00934-01-7

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