Senate Bill S277

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to fines for corporations

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee

  • 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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2021-S277 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §80.10, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S3165
2023-2024: S2311

2021-S277 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases the fines imposed on a corporation for an offense defined within the penal law.

2021-S277 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S277 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    277
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  MYRIE  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to fines for corporations
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 80.10 of the penal law, as amended
 by  section 28 of subpart A of part H of chapter 55 of the laws of 2014,
 is amended to read as follows:
   1. In general. A sentence to pay a fine, when imposed on a corporation
 for an offense defined in this chapter or for an offense defined outside
 this chapter for which no special corporate fine is specified, shall  be
 a sentence to pay an amount, fixed by the court, not exceeding:
   (a) [Ten] EIGHTY thousand dollars, when the conviction is of a felony;
   (b) [Five] FORTY thousand dollars, when the conviction is of a class A
 misdemeanor or of an unclassified misdemeanor for which a term of impri-
 sonment in excess of three months is authorized;
   (c)  [Two] FIFTEEN thousand dollars, when the conviction is of a class
 B misdemeanor or of an unclassified misdemeanor for which the authorized
 term of imprisonment is not in excess of three months;
   (d) [Five hundred] FOUR THOUSAND dollars, when the conviction is of  a
 violation;
   (e)  Any  higher  amount not exceeding double the amount of the corpo-
 ration's gain from the commission of the offense or, if the  corporation
 is  convicted  of  a crime defined in article four hundred ninety-six of
 this chapter, any higher amount not exceeding three times the amount  of
 the corporation's gain from the commission of such offense.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02341-01-1

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