Bill Text: NY S06364 | 2013-2014 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to accurate reporting of crime statistics and excludes certain crime statistics from consideration when setting rates of insurance.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-0)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2014-06-20 - SUBSTITUTED BY A8630A [S06364 Detail]

Download: New_York-2013-S06364-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                   January 21, 2014
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       Introduced  by  Sen.  DIAZ  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
         printed to be committed to the Committee on Finance
       AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to accurate reporting  of
         crime  statistics;  and  to  amend  the  insurance law, in relation to
         excluding certain crime  statistics  from  consideration  when  making
         rates of insurance
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section  837-s
    2  to read as follows:
    3    S  837-S.  REPORTING  OF CRIME STATISTICS. THE DEPARTMENT SHALL ENSURE
    4  THAT CRIME STATISTICS AND SIMILAR DATA ARE REPORTED IN A MANNER THAT  IS
    5  ACCURATE  AND  NOT  MISLEADING  WHEN A POLICE DEPARTMENT INCLUDES ONE OR
    6  MORE  CORRECTIONAL  FACILITIES,  DETENTION  FACILITIES,   TRANSPORTATION
    7  FACILITIES  OR  OTHER  LOCATIONS  THAT  ARE WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES OF THE
    8  POLICE DEPARTMENT BUT TO WHICH POLICE OFFICERS OF THE POLICE  DEPARTMENT
    9  ARE NOT ASSIGNED THE DUTY TO PATROL AND RESPOND TO INCIDENTS.
   10    S  2.  The  opening paragraph of subsection (c) of section 2304 of the
   11  insurance law is designated paragraph 1 and a new paragraph 2  is  added
   12  to read as follows:
   13    (2)  WHEN EVALUATING CRIME STATISTICS AND SIMILAR DATA, THE INSURER OR
   14  RATE SERVICE ORGANIZATION MAKING THE RATE SHALL CONSIDER WHETHER ONE  OR
   15  MORE   CORRECTIONAL  FACILITIES,  DETENTION  FACILITIES,  TRANSPORTATION
   16  FACILITIES OR OTHER LOCATIONS IS INCLUDED WITHIN THE BOUNDARIES  OF  THE
   17  TERRITORY  BEING EVALUATED AND SHALL EXCLUDE DATA OR STATISTICS RELATING
   18  TO CRIMES THAT OCCUR WITHIN  SUCH  FACILITIES  FROM  CONSIDERATION  WHEN
   19  MAKING SUCH RATE.
   20    S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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