Senate Bill S786A

Vetoed By Governor
2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to implementing the immigrant assistance service enforcement act

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

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2013-S786 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A158
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§460-h & 460-b, add §§460-k & 460-l, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10162
2011-2012: S94, A4887

2013-S786 - Summary

Implements the immigrant assistance service enforcement act; increases fines imposed upon those who violate laws regarding immigrant assistance services; requires certain immigrant assistance service providers to be registered with the department of state.

2013-S786 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S786 - Bill Text download pdf

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

    S. 786                                                    A. 158

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

IN  SENATE -- Introduced by Sen. DIAZ -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when  printed  to  be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Consumer
  Protection

IN  ASSEMBLY  -- Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in  relation  to  implementing
  the immigrant assistance service enforcement act

  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 the  "immigrant
assistance service enforcement act".
  S  2.  Section  460-h of the general business law, as added by chapter
463 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows:
  S 460-h. Enforcement. Upon any violation of this article, an  applica-
tion  may  be  made by the attorney general in the name of the people of
the state to a court having jurisdiction to  issue  an  injunction,  and
upon notice to the respondent of not fewer than five days, to enjoin and
restrain  the  continuance  of  the violation. If it shall appear to the
satisfaction of the court or justice that the defendant  has,  in  fact,
violated  this  article,  an  injunction  may be issued by such court or
justice,  enjoining  and  restraining  any  further  violation,  without
requiring  proof  that  any person has, in fact, been injured or damaged
thereby. In any such proceeding, the court may make  allowances  to  the
attorney  general  as  provided  in  paragraph six of subdivision (a) of
section eighty-three hundred three of the civil practice law and  rules,
and  direct  restitution.  Whenever  the  court  shall  determine that a
violation of this article has occurred, the court  may  impose  a  civil
penalty of not more than [seven thousand five hundred dollars] TEN THOU-
SAND DOLLARS for each violation.

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

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2013-S786A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A158
Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§460-h & 460-b, add §§460-k & 460-l, Gen Bus L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10162
2011-2012: S94, A4887

2013-S786A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Implements the immigrant assistance service enforcement act; increases fines imposed upon those who violate laws regarding immigrant assistance services; requires certain immigrant assistance service providers to be registered with the department of state.

2013-S786A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S786A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

    S. 786--A                                              A. 158--A
                                                        Cal. No. 341

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                      S E N A T E - A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

IN  SENATE  -- Introduced by Sens. DIAZ, AVELLA, PARKER, SAMPSON -- read
  twice and ordered printed, and when printed to  be  committed  to  the
  Committee   on  Consumer  Protection  --  committee  discharged,  bill
  amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
  tee

IN  ASSEMBLY  --  Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO, STEVENSON, SCARBOROUGH,
  WEPRIN, RODRIGUEZ, BARRON, MARKEY, PERRY,  GUNTHER,  RAMOS  --  Multi-
  Sponsored  by  -- M. of A. ARROYO, ESPINAL, GOTTFRIED, HOOPER, JACOBS,
  MILLER, MONTESANO, MOYA, RIVERA, SEPULVEDA, TITONE, WEINSTEIN --  read
  once  and  referred  to  the  Committee  on Governmental Operations --
  reported and referred to  the  Committee  on  Codes  --  reported  and
  referred  to the Committee on Ways and Means -- passed by Assembly and
  delivered to the Senate, recalled from the Senate, vote  reconsidered,
  bill  amended,  ordered reprinted, retaining its place on the order of
  third reading

AN ACT to amend the general business law, in  relation  to  implementing
  the immigrant assistance service enforcement act

  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 the  "immigrant
assistance service enforcement act".
  S  2.  Section  460-h of the general business law, as added by chapter
463 of the laws of 2004, is amended to read as follows:
  S 460-h. Enforcement. Upon any violation of this article, an  applica-
tion  may  be  made by the attorney general in the name of the people of
the state to a court having jurisdiction to  issue  an  injunction,  and
upon notice to the respondent of not fewer than five days, to enjoin and
restrain  the  continuance  of  the violation. If it shall appear to the
satisfaction of the court or justice that the defendant  has,  in  fact,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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