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Relates to the payment of restitution or reparation in certain instances
In Assembly Committee · Codes · Sponsor Joan Christensen
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Title of bill
An act to amend the penal law, in relation to the payment of reparation or restitution in certain instances
Purpose
To include certain persons and entities within the term "victim" to enable a sentencing court to order restitution or reparation.
Summary of provisions
Section 1 -- Amends section 60.27 of the Penal Law to expand the definition of "victim" for purposes of restitution or reparation.
Section 2 -- Effective date.
Justification
Restitution and reparation to individual crime victims should be a primary concern in our criminal justice system. Public and private agencies which respond to crime-related incidents, provide assistance, and prevent further damage should not be statutorily ineligible to be reimbursed for certain costs as ordered by a sentencing court.
Such a situation arose in Central New York where a volunteer fire department used several hundred dollars worth of chemicals to extinguish a fire set by arson. The court was precluded from ordering the defendant to reimburse the fire department for this cost under the existing statute. The law should not be so limited that a court is prohibited from ordering reparation in such situations.
Legislative history
S.3519 of 1995-96; S.485 of 1997-98; S.538 of 1999-00; S.437 of 2001-02; S.1143 of 2003-04; S.35 of 2005-2006 (Passed Senate) S.1825 of 2007-08 (Passed Senate)
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
Immediately.
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