S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5829
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 16, 2017
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Introduced by M. of A. BYRNE -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Election Law
AN ACT to amend the election law and the penal law, in relation to
penalties for unlawful campaign contributions to county or town
committees
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 14-126 of the election law is amended by adding a
new subdivision 7 to read as follows:
7. ANY PERSON, ACTING ON BEHALF OF A PUBLIC OFFICER, CANDIDATE OR ANY
AUTHORIZED OR UNAUTHORIZED POLITICAL COMMITTEE, WHO SOLICITS A CONTRIB-
UTION TO A COUNTY OR TOWN COMMITTEE FOR THE BENEFIT OF A CANDIDATE TO
WHOM A DIRECT CONTRIBUTION OF SUCH AMOUNT IS UNLAWFUL, SHALL BE GUILTY
OF A CLASS D FELONY.
§ 2. Subdivision 3 of section 470.00 of the penal law, as amended by
chapter 489 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
3. "Transaction" includes a payment, purchase, sale, loan, pledge,
gift, transfer, or delivery, and with respect to a financial institution
includes a deposit, withdrawal, transfer between accounts, exchange of
currency, loan, extension of credit, purchase or sale of any stock,
bond, certificate of deposit, or other monetary instrument, use of a
safe deposit box, or any other payment, transfer, or delivery by,
through, or to a financial institution, by whatever means effected, OR
ANY ACT PROHIBITED BY SECTION 14-126 OF THE ELECTION LAW, except that
"transaction" shall not include payments to attorneys for legal
services.
§ 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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