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- Referred to crime victims, crime and correction
- Referred to crime victims, crime and correction
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Requires contractors to give immediate written notice to the crime victims board regarding payments of profit of a crime
In Assembly Committee · Governmental Operations · Sponsor George Latimer
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S2335
Title of bill
An act to amend the executive law, in relation to payments received as profit for a crime
Purpose
The purpose of this bill is to encourage persons contracting with convicted criminals to contact the crime victims Board
Summary of provisions
The bill establishes a civil penalty up to the full amount of a contract, except that if the consideration offered or contracted is $25,000 or more the fine would be $25,000 plus up to 25% of the contract, for failure to give written notice to the Crime Victims Board when entering into a contract with convicted criminals and the payment or obligation to pay could be construed as "profits from a crime". Any fine collected as a result of a violation will be held in escrow for the potential benefits of the victim prior to it be it being deposited according to procedures stipulated in section 7 (b) (i). This bill would establish a civil penalty in the Executive Law.
Justification
Section 632-a.2(a) of the Executive Law requires that any person, firm, corporation, partnership, association or other legal entity which knowingly contracts for par, or agrees to pay, any profit from a crime to a person charged with or convicted of that crime should give written notice to the Crime Victims Board of the payment, or obligation to pay, as soon as is practicable after discovery that intended payment is a profit of the crime. The statute, however, does not penalize companies which do not notify the Board. Recently, Time Warner paid $55,000 to Laurie Kellog, who is serving twenty-five years to life for her role in the 1991 murder of her husband, for the use of her story as the basis for a television movie. A lawsuit has now been filed by the State on behalf of the murder victim Bruce Kellog's family. While it's rare that criminals are paid large amounts of money for the rights to their story, this notification to the Crime Victims Board should be ensured.
Legislative history
03/07/07 REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION 01/09/08 REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION 06/01/09 REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO CODES 05/21/10 AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION
Fiscal implications
There may be some increased revenue to the State as a result of the fines imposed under this legislation.
Effective date
This act shall take effect immediately.
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