Senate Bill S887

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Creates the "public corruption prevention and enforcement act of 2011"

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2011-S887 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§10.00 & 195.20, add §§195.18 & 200.28, Pen L; amd §74, Pub Off L; amd §94, Exec L; amd §§80, 1-c, 1-e & 1-j, Leg L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S8346

2011-S887 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates the "public corruption prevention and enforcement act"; establishes the crimes scheme to defraud the government in the first and second degrees; requires the provision of faithful public services; relates to reportable business relationships for legislative ethics purposes.

2011-S887 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S887 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   887

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. KRUEGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, the public officers  law,  the  executive
  law  and  the  legislative law, in relation to the crimes of scheme to
  defraud the government  in  the  first  and  second  degrees  and  the
  provision  of  faithful  public services; and to amend the legislative
  law, in relation to reportable business relationships for  legislative
  ethics purposes

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. This act shall be known and may be  cited  as  the  "public
corruption prevention and enforcement act of 2011".
  S  2.  Section  10.00  of the penal law is amended by adding three new
subdivisions 21, 22 and 23 to read as follows:
  21. FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTIONS 195.18 AND  195.20  OF  THIS  CHAPTER
"SCHEME"  MEANS  ANY  PLAN,  PATTERN,  DEVICE, CONTRIVANCE, OR COURSE OF
ACTION, AND "INTENT TO DEFRAUD" INCLUDES AN INTENT TO DEPRIVE THE  STATE
OR A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE STATE OR A GOVERNMENTAL INSTRUMENTALI-
TY OF FAITHFUL PUBLIC SERVICES.
  22.  "FAITHFUL  PUBLIC  SERVICES" MEANS CONDUCT THAT IS FREE OF UNDIS-
CLOSED SELF-DEALING AND FREE OF THE UNAUTHORIZED OR  UNLAWFUL  CONFERRAL
OR  INTENDED CONFERRAL OF A BENEFIT, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, ON A PUBLIC
SERVANT.
  23. "SELF-DEALING" MEANS ANY ACTION TAKEN BY A PUBLIC SERVANT  IN  HIS
OR  HER  OFFICIAL  CAPACITY  WITH  INTENT TO BENEFIT HIMSELF OR HERSELF,
DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, AND WHICH RELATES TO HIS OR HER PRIVATE BUSINESS
INTERESTS.
  S 3. Section 195.20 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 1  of  the
laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03880-01-1
              

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