Senate Bill S5339

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing a municipality's liability for negligence when any contact is made by anyone on behalf of an injured party to a municipal representative

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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-S5339 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7190
Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §50-o, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S4863, A6349
2019-2020: A2099
2021-2022: A1530

2015-S5339 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to establishing a municipality's liability for negligence when any contact is made by anyone on behalf of an injured party to a municipal representative.

2015-S5339 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5339 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5339

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 13, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  DIAZ  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

AN ACT to amend the general municipal  law,  in  relation  to  municipal
  liability for negligence

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

  Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Ariel's Law".
  S 2. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new section 50-o
to read as follows:
  S 50-O. MUNICIPAL LIABILITY OR NEGLIGENCE IF A  WITNESS  CONTACTS  THE
MUNICIPALITY. IN AN EMERGENCY SITUATION WHERE AN INJURED PARTY IS UNABLE
TO  ACT ON HIS OR HER BEHALF, A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP WITH A MUNICIPALITY
SHALL BE ESTABLISHED FOR THE PURPOSES OF A  NEGLIGENCE  CLAIM  WHEN  ANY
INDIVIDUAL,  REGARDLESS  OF  HIS  OR HER RELATIONSHIP TO THE INDIVIDUAL,
PLACES A CALL OR ANY OTHER FORM OF CONTACT TO A  REPRESENTATIVE  OF  THE
MUNICIPALITY  PERTAINING  TO THE OCCURRENCE OF THE INJURY.  IT SHALL NOT
BE REQUIRED THAT THE INJURED PARTY BE AWARE OR  HAVE  KNOWLEDGE  AT  THE
TIME THAT THE CALL OR CONTACT WAS MADE ON HIS OR HER BEHALF.
  S 3. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10438-04-5

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