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Senate Bill S4707

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to official misconduct of a public servant

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2017-S4707 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §195.00, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S6539

2017-S4707 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Makes it illegal for a public servant to knowingly obtain, arrange or provide for himself or another a compensated position or public office that requires little or no actual attendance or work.

2017-S4707 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4707 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4707
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 24, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- 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 official misconduct  of  a
   public servant
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Section 195.00 of the penal law, as amended by chapter  906
 of the laws of 1990, is amended to read as follows:
 § 195.00 Official misconduct.
   A public servant is guilty of official misconduct when, with intent to
 obtain a benefit or deprive another person of a benefit:
   1.  He commits an act relating to his office but constituting an unau-
 thorized exercise of his official functions, knowing that  such  act  is
 unauthorized; [or]
   2.  He knowingly refrains from performing a duty which is imposed upon
 him by law or is clearly inherent in the nature of his office[.]; OR
   3. HE KNOWINGLY OBTAINS, ARRANGES OR PROVIDES FOR HIMSELF OR  ANOTHER,
 A COMPENSATED POSITION OR PUBLIC OFFICE THAT REQUIRES LITTLE OR NO ACTU-
 AL ATTENDANCE OR WORK.
   Official misconduct is a class A misdemeanor.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02050-01-7

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