Assembly Actions -
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Nov 29, 2017 |
signed chap.416 |
Nov 17, 2017 |
delivered to governor |
Jun 08, 2017 |
returned to assembly passed senate 3rd reading cal.1522 substituted for s3338 |
May 02, 2017 |
referred to finance delivered to senate passed assembly |
Apr 27, 2017 |
advanced to third reading cal.236 |
Apr 25, 2017 |
reported reported referred to ways and means reported referred to codes |
Mar 22, 2017 |
referred to governmental operations |
Assembly Bill A6857
Signed By Governor2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
ORTIZ
Archive: Last Bill Status - Signed by Governor
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
co-Sponsors
N. Nick Perry
2017-A6857 (ACTIVE) - Details
2017-A6857 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6857 2017-2018 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y March 22, 2017 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on Governmental Operations AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to the definition of necessary court appearances for purposes of determining crime victim's award THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Subdivisions 8, 10 and 12 of section 631 of the executive law, subdivision 8 as amended by chapter 391 of the laws of 2003, subdi- vision 10 as added by chapter 197 of the laws of 1983, and subdivision 12 as amended by chapter 188 of the laws of 2014, are amended to read as follows: 8. Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions one, two and three of this section, an elderly or disabled victim who has not been phys- ically injured as a direct result of a crime, shall only be eligible for an award that includes the unreimbursed cost of repair or replacement of essential personal property that has been lost, damaged or destroyed as a direct result of a crime, transportation expenses incurred for neces- sary court appearances in connection with the prosecution of such crimes and the unreimbursed cost of counselling provided to the elderly or disabled victim on account of mental or emotional stress or financial counselling provided to the elderly or disabled victim on account of financial difficulty resulting from the incident in which the crime occurred if such counselling or financial counselling is commenced with- in one year from the date of the incident. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDI- VISION, "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. 10. Notwithstanding any contrary provision of law, an award shall include reasonable transportation expenses incurred for necessary court appearances in connection with the prosecution of such crimes upon which EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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