Senate Bill S8751

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Authorizes the crime victims board to accept other official documents in lieu of police reports for documentation of eligibility for compensation

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A3936 - Signed by Governor

  • 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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2017-S8751 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3936
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §631, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2499
2011-2012: A2327
2013-2014: A4146
2015-2016: A2723

2017-S8751 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes the crime victims board to accept other official documents in lieu of police reports for documentation of eligibility for compensation for rape, sexual assault and child abuse and domestic violence.

2017-S8751 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S8751 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8751
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               May 10, 2018
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed  to  be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and
   Correction
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to eligibility to receive
   awards from the crime victims board
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Subdivision  1  of  section  631 of the executive law, as
 amended by section 22 of part A-1 of chapter 56 of the laws of 2010,  is
 amended to read as follows:
   1. No award shall be made unless the office finds that (a) a crime was
 committed,  (b) such crime directly resulted in personal physical injury
 to or the exacerbation of a preexisting  disability,  or  condition,  or
 death  of, the victim, and (c) criminal justice agency records show that
 such crime was promptly reported to the proper authorities;  and  in  no
 case may an award be made where the criminal justice agency records show
 that  such  report  was  made more than one week after the occurrence of
 such crime unless the office, for good cause shown, finds the  delay  to
 have  been justified[; provided, however]. NOTWITHSTANDING THE FOREGOING
 PROVISIONS OF THIS  SUBDIVISION,  in  cases  involving  an  alleged  sex
 offense  as  contained in article one hundred thirty of the penal law or
 incest as defined in section 255.25, 255.26 or 255.27 of the  penal  law
 or  labor  trafficking  as defined in section 135.35 of the penal law or
 sex trafficking as defined in section 230.34 of  the  penal  law  or  an
 offense  chargeable  as  a  family offense as described in section eight
 hundred twelve of the family court act or section 530.11 of the criminal
 procedure law, the criminal justice agency  report  need  only  be  made
 within  a  reasonable  time considering all the circumstances, including
 the victim's physical, emotional and mental condition and  family  situ-
 ation.  For  the purposes of this subdivision, "criminal justice agency"
 shall include, but not be limited to, a police  department,  a  district
 attorney's office, and any other governmental agency having responsibil-
 ity  for  the  enforcement  of  the criminal laws of the state provided,
 however, that in cases involving such sex offense OR  FAMILY  OFFENSE  a
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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