Senate Bill S4591

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the filing of false liens against certain public officials

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S4591 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Judiciary
Law Section:
Lien Law
Laws Affected:
Add §66, Lien L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S2026
2017-2018: S206

2015-S4591 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the filing of false liens against certain public officers.

2015-S4591 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4591 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4591

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 30, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by Sen. MARCHIONE -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Judiciary

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  lien  law, in relation to filing of false liens
  against public officials

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. The lien law is amended by adding a new section 66 to read
as follows:
  S 66. FILING OF FALSE LIENS AGAINST CERTAIN PUBLIC OFFICERS.   WHOEVER
FILES OR CONSPIRES TO FILE, IN ANY PUBLIC RECORD OR PRIVATE RECORD WHICH
IS  GENERALLY  AVAILABLE  TO  THE  PUBLIC, ANY FALSE LIEN OR ENCUMBRANCE
AGAINST THE REAL OR PERSONAL PROPERTY OF A LOCAL  OR  STATE  OFFICER  AS
DEFINED  IN  SECTION  TWO  OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW, ON ACCOUNT OF THE
PERFORMANCE OF OFFICIAL DUTIES OF THAT  INDIVIDUAL,  KNOWING  OR  HAVING
REASON  TO  KNOW  THAT SUCH LIEN OR ENCUMBRANCE IS FALSE OR CONTAINS ANY
MATERIALLY FALSE, FICTITIOUS, OR FRAUDULENT STATEMENT OR REPRESENTATION,
SHALL BE GUILTY OF A CLASS E FELONY PUNISHABLE BY A FINE OF TEN THOUSAND
DOLLARS PER INCIDENCE OR UP TO ONE YEAR IN PRISON, OR BY BOTH SUCH  FINE
AND IMPRISONMENT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06230-01-5


              

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