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NY S02625

Bill

Status

Passed

8/8/2019

Primary Sponsor

Andrew Lanza

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Origin

Senate

2019-2020 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends the Social Services Law definition of "victim of domestic violence" to include persons whose family or household members commit identity theft, grand larceny, or coercion against them.

  • Expands the list of qualifying crimes from acts like assault, stalking, and strangulation to now include the three additional financial and coercive offenses.

  • Maintains existing requirements that the act(s) result in actual physical or emotional injury or create substantial risk of harm to the victim or victim's child.

  • Takes effect immediately upon enactment.

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

Full Bill Text

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