Bill Text: NY A05386 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Provides that in any action commenced under the state's anti-trust law, the court may direct that all or any part of a criminal fine or civil penalty imposed upon a violator may, in the court's discretion, be ordered to be deposited with the office of victim services.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-04-07 - REFERRED TO INVESTIGATIONS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS [A05386 Detail]
Download: New_York-2013-A05386-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5386
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 25, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. ENGLEBRIGHT, TITONE -- read once and referred to
the Committee on Governmental Operations
AN ACT to amend the general business law and the executive law, in
relation to the disposition of certain fines
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
2 347-a to read as follows:
3 S 347-A. FINES PAYABLE TO THE OFFICE OF VICTIM SERVICES. FOLLOWING
4 SENTENCING FOR A CRIME PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE HUNDRED FORTY-ONE OF
5 THIS ARTICLE OR UPON A JUDGMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE HUNDRED
6 FORTY-TWO-A OF THIS ARTICLE, THE COURT IN ITS DISCRETION MAY DETERMINE
7 THAT ANY FINE OR PENALTY OR ANY PORTION THEREOF SHALL BE PAID TO THE
8 OFFICE OF VICTIM SERVICES TO BE EXPENDED FOR ANY PURPOSE OF ARTICLE
9 TWENTY-TWO OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW AS PROVIDED BY SUBDIVISION NINETEEN OF
10 SECTION SIX HUNDRED TWENTY-THREE OF SUCH LAW.
11 S 2. Subdivision 19 of section 623 of the executive law, as amended by
12 section 8 of part A-1 of chapter 56 of the laws of 2010, is amended to
13 read as follows:
14 19. To accept, with the approval of the governor, as agent of the
15 state, any grant including federal grants, ANY FINES OR PENALTIES
16 IMPOSED PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE HUNDRED FORTY-ONE OR THREE HUNDRED
17 FORTY-TWO-A OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW AND MADE PAYABLE TO THE OFFICE
18 PURSUANT TO SECTION THREE HUNDRED FORTY-SEVEN-A OF SUCH LAW, or any gift
19 for the purposes of this article. Any monies so received may be expended
20 by the office to effectuate any purpose of this article, subject to the
21 applicable provisions of the state finance law.
22 S 3. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
23 have become a law and shall apply to any judgment entered or fine or
24 penalty imposed on or after such date.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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