Bill Text: NY S04190 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Requires mandatory restitution by the court if an officer of a school district is convicted and the victim of such crime is such officer's school district; mandates that the court require restitution up to the full amount of the fruits of the offense or reparation up to the full amount of the actual out-of-pocket loss suffered by the victim.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - REFERRED TO CODES [S04190 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S04190-Introduced.html
                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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           S. 4190                                                  A. 5848
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                             S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y
                                     March 5, 2015
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       IN SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. LAVALLE -- read twice and ordered print-
         ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
       IN  ASSEMBLY -- Introduced by M. of A. PALUMBO -- read once and referred
         to the Committee on Codes
       AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the amount of  restitution
         and reparation to school districts
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 5  of  section  60.27  of  the
    2  penal  law, as amended by chapter 499 of the laws of 2005, is amended to
    3  read as follows:
    4    (a) Except upon consent of the defendant or as provided  in  paragraph
    5  (b)  of  this subdivision, or as a condition of probation or conditional
    6  discharge as provided in paragraph (g) of  subdivision  two  of  section
    7  65.10  of  this [chapter] TITLE, the amount of restitution or reparation
    8  required by the court shall not exceed fifteen thousand dollars  in  the
    9  case  of  a conviction for a felony, or ten thousand dollars in the case
   10  of a conviction for any offense other than a felony. Notwithstanding the
   11  provisions of this subdivision, if an officer of a  school  district  is
   12  convicted  of violating any section of article one hundred fifty-five of
   13  this chapter where the victim of such crime  is  such  officer's  school
   14  district,  the  court [may] SHALL require an amount of restitution up to
   15  the full amount of the fruits of the offense or  reparation  up  to  the
   16  full  amount  of  the  actual out-of-pocket loss suffered by the victim,
   17  provided further that in such case the provisions of  paragraph  (b)  of
   18  this subdivision shall not apply.
   19    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD03138-01-5
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