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                                   7993
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 16, 2018
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 Introduced  by  Sen.  GALLIVAN  --  (at  request of the Office of Victim
   Services) -- read twice and ordered printed, and when  printed  to  be
   committed to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the executive law, in relation to the reimbursement of
   shelter costs and crime scene cleanup for certain, non-injured victims

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  12  of  section 631 of the executive law, as
 separately amended by section 1 of part G of chapter 55 and chapter  416
 of the laws of 2017, is amended to read as follows:
   12.  Notwithstanding the provisions of subdivisions one, two and three
 of this section, an individual who was a victim of either the  crime  of
 menacing  in the second degree as defined in subdivision two or three of
 section 120.14 of the penal law, menacing in the first degree as defined
 in section 120.13 of the penal law, criminal obstruction of breathing or
 blood circulation as defined in section 121.11 of the penal law, harass-
 ment in the second degree as defined in section 240.26 of the penal law,
 harassment in the first degree as defined in section 240.25 of the penal
 law, aggravated harassment in the second degree as defined  in  subdivi-
 sion  three  or  five  of  section  240.30  of the penal law, aggravated
 harassment in the first degree as defined in subdivision two of  section
 240.31  of  the  penal  law,  criminal  contempt  in the first degree as
 defined in subdivision (b) or subdivision (c) of section 215.51  of  the
 penal  law,  or stalking in the fourth, third, second or first degree as
 defined in sections 120.45, 120.50, 120.55 and 120.60 of the penal  law,
 respectively,  or a hate crime as defined in section 485.05 of the penal
 law who has not been physically injured as a direct result of such crime
 shall only be eligible for an award that includes  loss  of  earning  or
 support,  the  unreimbursed  cost  of repair or replacement of essential
 personal property that has been lost, damaged or destroyed as  a  direct
 result  of  such  crime,  the  unreimbursed cost for security devices to
 enhance the personal protection of such victim, THE COST OF RESIDING  AT
 OR  UTILIZING  SERVICES  PROVIDED  BY  SHELTERS FOR BATTERED SPOUSES AND
 CHILDREN AS PROVIDED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION SIX  HUNDRED  TWENTY-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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 SIX  OF  THIS  ARTICLE,  transportation  expenses incurred for necessary
 court appearances in connection with the prosecution of such crime,  the
 unreimbursed  costs  of counseling provided to such victim on account of
 mental  or  emotional  stress  resulting  from the incident in which the
 crime occurred, the unreimbursed cost of CRIME SCENE CLEANUP AND  secur-
 ing  a crime scene, reasonable relocation expenses, and for occupational
 or job training. For purposes  of  this  subdivision,  "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.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
 it shall have become law and shall apply to all claims filed on or after
 such effective date.