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NY S06849

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/11/2023

Primary Sponsor

Kevin Parker

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Origin

Senate

2023-2024 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Prohibits New York state-regulated banks and trust companies from charging service fees or requiring minimum balances on attorney trust accounts, provided the account has no more than 15 debit or credit transactions per month.

  • Applies only to non-interest bearing attorney trust accounts or IOLA (interest on lawyer accounts) accounts.

  • Defines attorney trust account as a special banking or checking account required by law or court rule for deposit of funds belonging to law clients or other persons in the practice of law.

  • Takes effect 30 days after becoming law.

Legislative Description

Prohibits a bank or trust company from charging a service charge or requiring a minimum balance for attorney trust or IOLA accounts that are non-interest bearing in nature; defines attorney trust account.

Last Action

COMMITTED TO RULES

6/7/2024

Committee Referrals

Rules6/7/2024
Banks5/11/2023

Full Bill Text

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