Assembly Actions -
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May 02, 2016 |
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Assembly Bill A9971
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
RICHARDSON
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2015-A9971 (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-A9971 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Establishes definitions with respect to larceny from mentally disabled or mentally incapacitated persons; sets forth an affirmative defense if the defendant appropriated the property in the course of rendering assistance which benefitted such person in the management of his or her affairs and the value of such property was commensurate with the benefit conferred.
2015-A9971 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9971 I N A S S E M B L Y May 2, 2016 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. RICHARDSON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to creating definitions with respect to larceny from a mentally disabled or mentally incapacitated person and establishing an affirmative defense thereto THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 155.00 of the penal law is amended by adding two new subdivisions 10 and 11 to read as follows: 10. "MENTALLY DISABLED" MEANS THAT A PERSON SUFFERS FROM A MENTAL DISEASE, DEFECT OR CONDITION WHICH RENDERS HIM OR HER INCAPABLE OF APPRAISING WHETHER TO GIVE OR WITHHOLD CONSENT TO THE TAKING, OBTAINING OR WITHHOLDING OF HIS OR HER PROPERTY. 11. "MENTALLY INCAPACITATED" MEANS THAT A PERSON IS RENDERED INCAPABLE OF APPRAISING WHETHER TO GIVE OR WITHHOLD CONSENT TO THE TAKING, OBTAIN- ING OR WITHHOLDING OF HIS OR HER PROPERTY OWING TO THE INFLUENCE OF A CONTROLLED OR INTOXICATING SUBSTANCE. S 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section 155.05 of the penal law is amended to read as follows: (a) By conduct heretofore defined or known as common law larceny by trespassory taking, common law larceny by trick, embezzlement, or obtaining property by false pretenses, AND SUCH CONDUCT INCLUDES BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, THE WRONGFUL TAKING, OBTAINING OR WITHHOLDING OF PROPER- TY BY A PERSON WHO KNOWS OR HAS REASON TO KNOW THAT THE OWNER IS A MENTALLY DISABLED OR MENTALLY INCAPACITATED PERSON; S 3. Section 155.15 of the penal law is amended by adding a new subdi- vision 3 to read as follows: 3. IN ANY PROSECUTION FOR LARCENY COMMITTED BY TRESPASSORY TAKING OR EMBEZZLEMENT FROM A MENTALLY DISABLED OR MENTALLY INCAPACITATED PERSON, IT IS AN AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE THAT THE DEFENDANT APPROPRIATED SUCH PROP- ERTY IN THE COURSE OF RENDERING ASSISTANCE WHICH BENEFITTED SUCH PERSON IN THE MANAGEMENT OF HIS OR HER AFFAIRS, AND THE VALUE OF SUCH PROPERTY WAS COMMENSURATE WITH THE BENEFIT CONFERRED. S 4. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed- ing the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
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