Bill Text: NY S01767 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 1767 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Provides for unlisted telephone directory numbers without charge, for victims of domestic violence for whose benefit an order of protection has been issued by a court of competent jurisdiction.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - REFERRED TO ENERGY AND TELECOMMUNICATIONS [S01767 Detail]

Download: New_York-2011-S01767-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1767
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   January 12, 2011
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       Introduced  by  Sens.  PERKINS, KLEIN -- read twice and ordered printed,
         and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Energy and  Tele-
         communications
       AN  ACT  to  amend  the public service law, in relation to providing for
         unlisted telephone numbers  without  charge  for  certain  victims  of
         domestic violence
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 91 of the public service law is amended by adding a
    2  new subdivision 8 to read as follows:
    3    8. EVERY LOCAL EXCHANGE TELEPHONE CORPORATION SHALL, WHERE AN ORDER OF
    4  PROTECTION EXISTS AND AT THE CUSTOMER'S REQUEST (ACCOMPANYING A COPY  OF
    5  THE  ORDER),  WAIVE  THE CHARGES THEREFOR AND OMIT FROM ANY DIRECTORY OF
    6  TELEPHONE NUMBERS PUBLISHED BY IT OR AN AFFILIATED COMPANY  THE  LISTING
    7  OF  ANY  PERSON  WHO  IS  A  VICTIM  OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE, AS DEFINED IN
    8  SECTION FOUR HUNDRED FIFTY-NINE-A OF THE SOCIAL SERVICES  LAW,  AND  FOR
    9  WHOSE  BENEFIT  ANY ORDER OF PROTECTION, OTHER THAN A TEMPORARY ORDER OF
   10  PROTECTION, HAS BEEN ISSUED BY A COURT OF  COMPETENT  JURISDICTION,  FOR
   11  THE DURATION OF SUCH ORDER.
   12    S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after
   13  it  shall  have  become  a law. Effective immediately the public service
   14  commission is authorized to promulgate any and all rules and regulations
   15  and take any other measures necessary  to  implement  this  act  on  its
   16  effective date on or before such date.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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