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- Referred to codes
- Referred to codes
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BILL NUMBER:S3718
Title of bill
An act to amend the penal law, in relation to the use of coercion for the purpose of exposing a person's immigration status
Purpose or general idea of bill
To provide for the effective prosecution of criminal actions by actors whose intended purpose is to coerce an individual by threatening to expose immigration status.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1. Subdivision 9 of section 135.60 of the penal law, is amended by adding a new subdivision 10 to read as follows: 10. Expose immigration status, regardless of the actor's knowledge of such status.
Section 2. Paragraph (c) of subsection 2 of section 135.65 of the Penal law is amended and a new paragraph (d) is added to read as follows:
(d) Expose his or her immigration status.
Justification
According to the United States Constitution the promotion general welfare and secured blessings of liberty are established for all people. Immigrants are often threatened and put through undue hardship when immigration status is threatened. The 14th Amendment of the constitution states "that nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law: nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws."
Prior legislative history
2010 - A.11668- Referred to Codes
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
The first of November next succeeding the date on which it shall have become law.
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