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Jan 03, 2018 |
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Feb 24, 2017 |
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Senate Bill S4707
2017-2018 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) 10th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee
- 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
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:
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S6539
2017-S4707 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4707 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the penal law, in relation to official misconduct of a public servant PURPOSE : To establish that a public servant obtaining, arranging or providing a compensated position or public office that requires little or no actual attendance or work is guilty of official misconduct. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Section 1 amends section 195.00 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 906 of the laws of 1990, to provide that a public servant knowingly obtaining, arranging or providing for himself or another a compensated position or public office that requires little or no actual attendance or work is guilty of official misconduct. Section 2 provides this act shall take effect immediately. EXISTING LAW : This is a new provision of the penal law. JUSTIFICATION :
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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