Bill Text: NY S01915 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Requires mercantile establishments to cease collections upon a court finding of not guilty of larceny in mercantile establishments.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-05-16 - ADVANCED TO THIRD READING [S01915 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-S01915-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          1915

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                    IN SENATE

                                    January 17, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary

        AN  ACT  to  amend the general obligations law, in relation to requiring
          mercantile establishments to cease collections upon a court finding of
          not guilty of larceny in mercantile establishments

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section 1. Section 11-105 of the general obligations law is amended by
     2  adding a new subdivision 13 to read as follows:
     3    13.  Cessation  of  collections  upon finding of not guilty. An adult,
     4  emancipated minor, or the parents or legal guardians of an unemancipated
     5  minor who is found not guilty  in  any  proceeding  brought  under  this
     6  section  shall  not  be civilly liable to the operator of the mercantile
     7  establishment bringing the proceeding and any attempts to collect  money
     8  or recover merchandise from the adult, emancipated minor, or the parents
     9  or legal guardians of an unemancipated minor shall immediately cease.
    10    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD02829-01-3
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