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NY A05608
Bill
Status
Passed
8/8/2019
Primary Sponsor
Helene Weinstein
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AI Summary
- Amends the Social Services Law to expand the definition of "victim of domestic violence" to include victims of identity theft, grand larceny, and coercion committed by family or household members
- Adds identity theft, grand larceny, and coercion to the existing list of penal law violations that constitute domestic violence (which already includes assault, stalking, sexual abuse, strangulation, and other crimes)
- Maintains the requirement that such acts result in actual physical or emotional injury or create a substantial risk of physical or emotional harm to the victim or victim's child
- Maintains the requirement that the acts be committed by a family or household member
- Takes effect immediately upon passage
Legislative Description
Expands the crimes included in domestic violence to include identity theft, grand larceny and coercion, for purposes of assistance to victims thereof.
Last Action
SIGNED CHAP.153
8/8/2019
Committee Referrals
Social Services2/28/2019
Social Services1/28/2019
Codes4/30/2019
Social Services2/14/2019
Full Bill Text
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