Bill Text: NY S04921 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 4921 (Prior Session Legislation)

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 - Dead) 2017-03-03 - REFERRED TO JUDICIARY [S04921 Detail]

Download: New_York-2017-S04921-Introduced.html



                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          4921
                               2017-2018 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                      March 3, 2017
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  Sen.  DIAZ  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed 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.
                                                                   LBD07278-01-7