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Senate Bill S103

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to commercial bribing

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2017-S103 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§180.03 & 180.08, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S7528
2015-2016: S501
2019-2020: S237

2017-S103 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to commercial bribing.

2017-S103 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S103 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    103
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to commercial bribing
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 180.03 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 577
 of the laws of 1983, is amended to read as follows:
 § 180.03 Commercial bribing in the first degree.
   A person is guilty of commercial bribing in the first degree  when  he
 OR  SHE  confers,  or  offers  or agrees to confer, any benefit upon any
 employee, agent or fiduciary without the consent of the latter's employ-
 er or principal, with intent to influence his OR HER conduct in relation
 to his OR HER employer's or principal's affairs, and when the  value  of
 the  benefit  conferred or offered or agreed to be conferred exceeds one
 thousand dollars [and causes economic harm to the employer or  principal
 in an amount exceeding two hundred fifty dollars].
   Commercial bribing in the first degree is a class E felony.
   § 2. Section 180.08 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 577 of the
 laws of 1983, is amended to read as follows:
 § 180.08 Commercial bribe receiving in the first degree.
   An  employee, agent or fiduciary is guilty of commercial bribe receiv-
 ing in the first degree when, without the consent of his OR HER employer
 or principal, he OR SHE solicits, accepts or agrees to accept any  bene-
 fit  from  another  person  upon an agreement or understanding that such
 benefit will influence his OR HER conduct in  relation  to  his  OR  HER
 employer's  or  principal's  affairs,  and when the value of the benefit
 solicited, accepted or  agreed  to  be  accepted  exceeds  one  thousand
 dollars  [and  causes  economic  harm to the employer or principal in an
 amount exceeding two hundred fifty dollars].
   Commercial bribe receiving in the first degree is a class E felony.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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