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Assembly Bill A6573

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Creates a cause of action for injuries caused by a person compensated to protest or riot

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2021-A6573 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
General Obligations Law
Laws Affected:
Add §11-108, Gen Ob L

2021-A6573 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates a cause of action for injuries caused by a person compensated to protest or riot; extends the action or right of action to an executor or administrator of an estate; defines protest as a pre-planned gathering of ten or more persons invited or organized by an organizer to convene for the purpose of a public exhibition.

2021-A6573 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6573
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 19, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. LAWLER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Judiciary
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the general obligations law, in relation to creating a
   cause of action for injuries caused by a person compensated to protest
   or riot
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  general  obligations  law is amended by adding a new
 section 11-108 to read as follows:
   § 11-108. COMPENSATION FOR INJURY CAUSED BY A  PERSON  COMPENSATED  TO
 PROTEST OR RIOT. 1. ANY PERSON WHO SHALL BE INJURED IN PERSON, PROPERTY,
 MEANS OF SUPPORT OR OTHERWISE, BY THE ACTIONS OF A PERSON WHO IS COMPEN-
 SATED  TO PROTEST OR RIOT, WHETHER RESULTING IN HIS OR HER DEATH OR NOT,
 SHALL HAVE A RIGHT OF ACTION  TO  RECOVER  ACTUAL  DAMAGES  AGAINST  ANY
 PERSON  OR  ENTITY WHO COMPENSATED A PERSON WHO CAUSES INJURIES DURING A
 PROTEST OR RIOT.
   2. IN CASE OF THE DEATH OF EITHER PARTY, THE ACTION OR RIGHT OF ACTION
 ESTABLISHED BY THE PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  SURVIVE  TO  OR
 AGAINST  HIS  OR HER EXECUTOR OR ADMINISTRATOR, AND THE AMOUNT SO RECOV-
 ERED BY EITHER A HUSBAND, WIFE OR CHILD SHALL BE HIS  OR  HER  SOLE  AND
 SEPARATE PROPERTY.
   3. SUCH ACTION MAY BE BROUGHT IN ANY COURT OF COMPETENT JURISDICTION.
   4. IN ANY CASE WHERE PARENTS SHALL BE ENTITLED TO SUCH DAMAGES, EITHER
 OF  SUCH  PARENTS  MAY  BRING  AN  ACTION THEREFOR; BUT THAT RECOVERY BY
 EITHER ONE OF SUCH PARTIES SHALL CONSTITUTE A BAR TO SUIT BROUGHT BY THE
 OTHER.
   5. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
   (A) "PROTEST" SHALL MEAN  A  PRE-PLANNED  GATHERING  OF  TEN  OR  MORE
 PERSONS  INVITED OR ORGANIZED BY AN ORGANIZER TO CONVENE FOR THE PURPOSE
 OF A PUBLIC EXHIBITION; AND

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09871-01-1

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