Bill Text: NY A01681 | 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) 2024-01-03 - referred to judiciary [A01681 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A01681-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          1681

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 17, 2023
                                       ___________

        Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  JEAN-PIERRE -- read once and referred 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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