Assembly Bill A6810

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes the office of organized retail theft

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-A6810 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6334
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §70-d, Exec L

2023-A6810 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the office of organized retail theft within the department of law to receive and investigate complaints from any source, or upon its own initiative, of allegations involving the use and role of organized retail theft.

2023-A6810 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6810
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                May 8, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Governmental Operations
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  executive  law, in relation to establishing the
   office of organized retail theft
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  The executive law is amended by adding a new section 70-d
 to read as follows:
   § 70-D. OFFICE OF ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT.   1. THERE SHALL  BE  ESTAB-
 LISHED WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT OF LAW AN OFFICE OF ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT.
 NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY  OTHER  PROVISION  OF  LAW, THE OFFICE OF ORGANIZED
 RETAIL THEFT SHALL RECEIVE AND INVESTIGATE COMPLAINTS FROM  ANY  SOURCE,
 OR UPON ITS OWN INITIATIVE, OF ALLEGATIONS INVOLVING THE USE AND ROLE OF
 ORGANIZED  RETAIL THEFT IN FACILITATING ACTS AS DESCRIBED IN THIS SUBDI-
 VISION AND, IF WARRANTED, PROSECUTE  ANY  ALLEGED  CRIMINAL  OFFENSE  OR
 OFFENSES COMMITTED BY A PERSON OR A RETAIL THEFT ORGANIZATION, INCLUDING
 BUT NOT LIMITED TO HOW SUCH ORGANIZATION PROCURES AND/OR STEALS PROPERTY
 FROM  RETAILERS;  TRAINS  A PERSON TO PROCURE AND/OR STEAL PROPERTY FROM
 RETAILERS; RESELLS STOLEN PROPERTY AND SOLICITS BUYERS FOR  SUCH  STOLEN
 PROPERTY,  INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO PHYSICAL AND INTERNET SYSTEMS OF
 RESALE; TRANSFERS  AND  STORES  SUCH  STOLEN  PROPERTY;  CONCEALS  FUNDS
 RELATED  TO  THE  RESALE  OF  STOLEN PROPERTY OR OTHER FUNDS ASSOCIATED,
 GENERATED, AND/OR PROCURED  FROM  ILLICIT  MEANS  RELATED  TO  ORGANIZED
 RETAIL  THEFT;  AND  HOW PROCEEDS FROM THE RESALE OF STOLEN PROPERTY ARE
 REINVESTED AND USED BY SUCH ORGANIZATION. ADDITIONALLY,  THE  OFFICE  OF
 ORGANIZED  RETAIL  THEFT  MAY  COMMUNICATE  AND  CONSULT WITH BUSINESSES
 IMPACTED OR AT RISK TO BE TARGETED  BY  ORGANIZED  RETAIL  THEFT,  IN  A
 MANNER PRESCRIBED BY SUCH OFFICE.
   2.  THE  OFFICE OF ORGANIZED RETAIL THEFT MAY REQUEST AND RECEIVE FROM
 THE DIVISION OF HOMELAND SECURITY AND EMERGENCY SERVICES,  THE  DIVISION
 OF  STATE  POLICE,  AND  FROM EVERY DEPARTMENT, DIVISION, BOARD, BUREAU,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10742-01-3
              

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