Bill Text: NY A03651 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced


Bill Title: Permits civil forfeiture action to recover property used in or proceeds derived from criminal activity relating to sexual performances by a child; directs proceeds be used by local social services offices for the prevention and treatment of sexual abuses against children.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 9-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-03-29 - held for consideration in codes [A03651 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A03651-Introduced.html
                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         3651
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   January 27, 2015
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       Introduced  by M. of A. DiPIETRO, KOLB -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
         DUPREY, OAKS, TENNEY -- read once and referred  to  the  Committee  on
         Codes
       AN ACT to amend the civil practice law and rules, in relation to forfei-
         ture  of the proceeds of a felony related to a sexual performance by a
         child
         THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Subdivision 6 of section 1310 of the civil practice law and
    2  rules,  as  added by chapter 669 of the laws of 1984, is amended to read
    3  as follows:
    4    6. "Pre-conviction forfeiture crime" means only a  felony  defined  in
    5  article two hundred twenty OR TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE, or section 221.30
    6  or 221.55 of the penal law.
    7    S  2.  Paragraph  (g)  and  the  opening paragraph of paragraph (h) of
    8  subdivision 2 of section 1349 of the civil practice law and rules, para-
    9  graph (g) as amended by chapter 398 of the laws of 2004 and the  opening
   10  paragraph  of paragraph (h) as added by chapter 655 of the laws of 1990,
   11  are amended to read as follows:
   12    (g) [Forty] EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED  IN  PARAGRAPH  (I)  OF  THIS
   13  SUBDIVISION,  FORTY  percent  of  all moneys realized through forfeiture
   14  which are remaining  after  distributions  pursuant  to  paragraphs  (a)
   15  through (f) of this subdivision, to the chemical dependence service fund
   16  established pursuant to section ninety-seven-w of the state finance law;
   17    [All]  EXCEPT  AS OTHERWISE PROVIDED IN PARAGRAPH (I) OF THIS SUBDIVI-
   18  SION, ALL moneys remaining after distributions  pursuant  to  paragraphs
   19  (a) through (g) of this subdivision shall be distributed as follows:
   20    S 3. Subdivision 2 of section 1349 of the civil practice law and rules
   21  is amended by adding a new paragraph (i) to read as follows:
   22    (I)  WHEN  THE  FORFEITURE  WAS  BASED UPON A POST-CONVICTION CRIME OR
   23  PRE-CONVICTION CRIME, DEFINED IN ARTICLE TWO HUNDRED SIXTY-THREE OF  THE
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD07845-01-5
       A. 3651                             2
    1  PENAL  LAW,  ALL MONEYS WHICH ARE REMAINING AFTER DISTRIBUTIONS PURSUANT
    2  TO PARAGRAPHS (A) THROUGH (F) OF THIS SUBDIVISION, IN EQUAL  AMOUNTS  TO
    3  THE  CLAIMING  AGENT,  CLAIMING  AUTHORITY AND THE LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES
    4  OFFICE LOCATED WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF THE CLAIMING AUTHORITY FOR THE
    5  FOLLOWING USES AND PURPOSES:
    6    (I)  TO  IMPROVE  TRAINING  OF PERSONNEL AND TO ESTABLISH, OPERATE AND
    7  IMPROVE COMMUNITY-BASED MULTI-DISCIPLINARY  APPROACHES  TO  ADDRESS  THE
    8  PROBLEM OF CHILD SEXUAL MOLESTATION;
    9    (II) TO CONDUCT TRAINING ON CHILD SEXUAL EXPLOITATION AND OTHER SEXUAL
   10  MOLESTATION OF CHILDREN FOR OTHER PROFESSIONALS WHO COME IN CONTACT WITH
   11  CHILDREN;
   12    (III) TO PREVENT THE SEXUAL MOLESTATION OF CHILDREN; AND
   13    (IV) TO FUND TREATMENT PROGRAMS FOR SEXUALLY VICTIMIZED CHILDREN.
   14    S  4. This act shall take effect on the first of January next succeed-
   15  ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
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