New York Senate Bill 8048 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: Introduced on June 3 2010 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2010-06-03 - REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
Pending: Senate Consumer Affairs and Protection Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Prohibits a mercantile establishment from detaining any person who committed a larceny therein for the purpose of ensuring or requiring the payment of civil damages and penalties to such establishment; limits the period of time for detention of any person by a mercantile establishment to 1 hour; provides that any violation of such provisions shall result in forfeiture of the right to such civil damages and penalties; provides that such damages and penalties shall be based upon the price of the stolen goods at the time of the larceny; requires mercantile establishment to provide the detainee with a copy of any statements or documents signed during the course of such detention; authorizes a defendant, in a civil action brought by a mercantile establishment, to present evidence of mental disease or defect as a mitigating circumstance.

Prohibits a mercantile establishment from detaining any person who committed a larceny therein for the purpose of ensuring or requiring the payment of civil damages and penalties to such establishment; limits the period of time for detention of any person by a mercantile establishment to 1 hour; provides that any violation of such provisions shall result in forfeiture of the right to such civil damages and penalties; provides that such damages and penalties shall be based upon the price of the stolen goods at the time of the larceny; requires mercantile establishment to provide the detainee with a copy of any statements or documents signed during the course of such detention; authorizes a defendant, in a civil action brought by a mercantile establishment, to present evidence of mental disease or defect as a mitigating circumstance.

Sen. Owen Johnson [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2010-06-03		REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION

Type	Source
Summary	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S08048&term=2009&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y
Text	https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S08048&term=2009&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y#S08048