What's happening
This bill expands the definition of domestic violence victims to include those subjected to identity theft, grand larceny, or coercion.
Why it matters
Victims of identity theft, grand larceny, and coercion by a family or household member can now access domestic violence services and protections. , such as emergency shelter, counseling, and legal assistance, which were previously unavailable for these forms of abuse.
Recognizing financial crimes and coercion as domestic violence acknowledges the broader spectrum of abuse. not just physical or sexual harm—highlighting how control and harm in relationships can be exerted through theft of identity, money, or manipulation.
This change could lead to better data collection and tracking of non-physical forms of domestic abuse. , potentially informing future policies and resources for prevention and intervention.
Service providers, law enforcement, and courts will need updated training and protocols. to identify and respond to these newly recognized forms of domestic violence, possibly improving outcomes for survivors who previously fell through the cracks.
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Who cares
Victims of identity theft, grand larceny or coercion by family or household members
The bill would explicitly include these crimes in the domestic violence definition when they cause physical or emotional injury or a substantial risk of such harm.
Parents whose children are victimized
The expanded definition would cover these crimes against a qualifying parent's child when the bill's harm and family-or-household-member conditions are met.
Domestic violence service providers and social services agencies
The bill would expand the crimes expressly listed in the Social Services Law definition used for assistance to domestic violence victims.
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Add Theft to Domestic Violence
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History
- Referred to social services
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading cal.89
- Returned to assembly
- Died in senate
- Referred to rules
- Delivered to senate
- Passed assembly
- Ordered to third reading rules cal.73
- Rules report cal.73
- Reported
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- Reported referred to rules
- Reported referred to codes
- Referred to social services
Companion bill
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Expand Domestic Violence Crimes
In Senate Committee · Rules · Sponsor Andrew J. Lanza
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STATE OF NEW YORK
1330
2017-2018 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 11, 2017
Introduced by M. of A. WEINSTEIN, SEAWRIGHT, OTIS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Social Services
AN ACT to amend the social services law, in relation to expanding the crimes included in domestic violence to include identity theft, grand larceny and coercion
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 459-a of the social services law, as amended by chapter 11 of the laws of 2011, is amended to read as follows:
1. "Victim of domestic violence" means any person over the age of sixteen, any married person or any parent accompanied by his or her minor child or children in situations in which such person or such person's child is a victim of an act which would constitute a violation of the penal law, including, but not limited to acts constituting disorderly conduct, harassment, aggravated harassment, sexual misconduct, forcible touching, sexual abuse, stalking, criminal mischief, menacing, reckless endangerment, kidnapping, assault, attempted assault, attempted murder, criminal obstruction of breathing or blood circulation, [or] strangulation, identity theft, grand larceny or coercion; and
(i) such act or acts have resulted in actual physical or emotional injury or have created a substantial risk of physical or emotional harm to such person or such person's child; and
(ii) such act or acts are or are alleged to have been committed by a family or household member.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD02868-01-7
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