NY A10700 | 2009-2010 | General Assembly
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on April 14 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-06-01 - print number 10700a
Pending: Assembly Election Law Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Status: Introduced on April 14 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-06-01 - print number 10700a
Pending: Assembly Election Law Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Amended) [HTML]
Summary
To eliminate conflicts of interest and the appearance of a conflict of interest between a prosecutor or district attorney and a criminal defendant or defense attorney by prohibiting the solicitation or acceptance of a gift, service, campaign donation or anything else of value by a prosecutor or district attorney from a criminal defendant, or the defendant's attorney, while he or she is prosecuting the defendant.
Title
Provides that any district attorney who solicits, accepts or receives any gift, service, hospitality, thing or promise, campaign donation, or anything else of value, under any circumstance from a criminal defendant, the defendant's attorney, or the family, employees or business partners of the defendant's attorney while prosecution of the defendant is pending, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Sponsors
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2010-06-01 | print number 10700a | |
| 2010-06-01 | amend (t) and recommit to election law | |
| 2010-04-14 | referred to election law |
Same As/Similar To
S07052 (Same As) 2010-05-25 - PRINT NUMBER 7052A
