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NY A05608

Bill

Status

Passed

8/8/2019

Primary Sponsor

Helene Weinstein

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Origin

Assembly

2019-2020 General Assembly

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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