Assembly Bill A6896

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Authorizes a victim of domestic violence to apply to remove the violent felony offender from deed of co-owned real property

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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-A6896 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1771
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §577, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S7639
2011-2012: S3970
2013-2014: S2718, S6275
2017-2018: A5835, S3116
2019-2020: A3419, S5086
2021-2022: A4516, S5641
2023-2024: A1958, S7193

2015-A6896 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Authorizes a victim of domestic violence to apply to the county clerk to remove the violent felony offender from deed of co-owned real property in such county.

2015-A6896 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6896

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 10, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN  ACT  to  amend the executive law, in relation to victims of domestic
  violence

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

  Section 1. The executive law is amended by adding a new section 577 to
read as follows:
  S  577.  VIOLENT  FELON  REMOVED  FROM  DEED  WITH  VICTIM. 1. FOR THE
PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE  THE  FOLLOWING
MEANINGS:
  (A)  "VIOLENT FELONY OFFENSE" SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING SET FORTH IN
SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION 70.02 OF THE PENAL LAW;
  (B) "VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE" SHALL  MEAN  ANY  PERSON  WHO  IS  A
VICTIM OF AN ACT WHICH WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLENT FELONY OFFENSE; 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. ANY VICTIM OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE WHO HOLDS TITLE  TO  REAL  PROPERTY
WITH  THE  PERSON  WHO WAS CONVICTED OF THE VIOLENT FELONY OFFENSE WHICH
CONSTITUTED THE DOMESTIC VIOLENCE AGAINST SUCH VICTIM MAY APPLY  TO  THE
COUNTY  CLERK  IN  THE  COUNTY IN WHICH SUCH REAL PROPERTY IS LOCATED TO
REMOVE THE NAME OF SUCH VIOLENT FELONY OFFENDER FROM THE  DEED  OF  SUCH
REAL  PROPERTY.  APPLICATION  SHALL  BE  MADE IN A MANNER AND FORM TO BE
DETERMINED BY SUCH COUNTY CLERK.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07002-01-5

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