Relates to establishing the crime of coercive control; provides that a person is guilty of coercive control when such person engages in a course of conduct against a member of such person's same family or household, without the victim's consent, which results in limiting or restricting, in full or in part, the victim's behavior, movement, associations or access to or use of such victim's own finances or financial information; provides that coercive control is a class E felony.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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679
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
(PREFILED)
January 8, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI, ROZIC, STIRPE, BORES, SIMON, STECK,
SIMONE, CRUZ, NOVAKHOV -- read once and referred to the Committee on
Codes
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the crime of
coercive control
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 135.80 to
read as follows:
§ 135.80 COERCIVE CONTROL.
A PERSON IS GUILTY OF COERCIVE CONTROL WHEN SUCH PERSON ENGAGES IN A
COURSE OF CONDUCT AGAINST A MEMBER OF SUCH PERSON'S SAME FAMILY OR
HOUSEHOLD, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 530.11 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW,
WITHOUT THE VICTIM'S CONSENT, WHICH RESULTS IN LIMITING OR RESTRICTING,
IN FULL OR IN PART, THE VICTIM'S BEHAVIOR, MOVEMENT, ASSOCIATIONS OR
ACCESS TO OR USE OF SUCH VICTIM'S OWN FINANCES OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION.
FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, LACK OF CONSENT RESULTS FROM FORCIBLE
COMPULSION, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION EIGHT OF SECTION 130.00 OF THIS
TITLE, OR FROM FEAR THAT REFUSAL TO CONSENT WILL RESULT IN FURTHER
ACTIONS LIMITING OR RESTRICTING THE VICTIM'S BEHAVIOR, MOVEMENT, ASSOCI-
ATIONS OR ACCESS TO OR USE OF SUCH VICTIM'S OWN FINANCES OR FINANCIAL
INFORMATION. THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO ACTIONS TAKEN PURSUANT TO A
LEGAL ARRANGEMENT GRANTING ONE PERSON POWER OR AUTHORITY OVER ANOTHER
PERSON, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, POWER OF ATTORNEY ARRANGEMENTS AS
DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (J) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION 5-1501 OF THE
GENERAL OBLIGATIONS LAW, GUARDIANS OF THE PROPERTY OR PERSON AS DEFINED
IN SUBDIVISIONS (C) AND (D) OF SECTION 83.03 OF THE MENTAL HYGIENE LAW,
OR PARENTAL CONTROL OF A MINOR CHILD.
COERCIVE CONTROL IS A CLASS E FELONY.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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