Assembly Bill A8248

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires mercantile establishments to cease collections upon a court finding of not guilty of larceny in mercantile establishments

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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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2013-A8248 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5977
Current Committee:
Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:
General Obligations Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง11-105, Gen Ob L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A5582, S352
2017-2018: A2058, S4921, S8444
2019-2020: A7457, S1752
2021-2022: A851, S2231
2023-2024: A1681, S1915

2013-A8248 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires mercantile establishments to cease collections upon a court finding of not guilty of larceny in mercantile establishments.

2013-A8248 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  8248

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            November 6, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SEPULVEDA  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Judiciary

AN ACT to amend the general obligations law, in  relation  to  requiring
  mercantile establishments to cease collections upon a court finding of
  not guilty of larceny in mercantile establishments

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

  Section 1. Section 11-105 of the general obligations law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 13 to read as follows:
  13. CESSATION OF COLLECTIONS UPON FINDING OF  NOT  GUILTY.  AN  ADULT,
EMANCIPATED MINOR, OR THE PARENTS OR LEGAL GUARDIANS OF AN UNEMANCIPATED
MINOR  WHO  IS  FOUND  NOT  GUILTY  IN ANY PROCEEDING BROUGHT UNDER THIS
SECTION SHALL NOT BE CIVILLY LIABLE TO THE OPERATOR  OF  THE  MERCANTILE
ESTABLISHMENT  BRINGING THE PROCEEDING AND ANY ATTEMPTS TO COLLECT MONEY
OR RECOVER MERCHANDISE FROM THE ADULT, EMANCIPATED MINOR, OR THE PARENTS
OR LEGAL GUARDIANS OF AN UNEMANCIPATED MINOR SHALL IMMEDIATELY CEASE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13034-01-3


              

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