Assembly Bill A7190A

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
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    • 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-A7190 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5339
Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §50-o, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A6349, S4863
2019-2020: A2099
2021-2022: A1530

2015-A7190 - 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-A7190 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7190

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 27, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. PERRY -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Local Governments

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. The general municipal  law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
section 50-o to read as follows:
  S 50-O. MUNICIPAL LIABILITY FOR NEGLIGENCE IF WITNESS CONTACTS MUNICI-
PALITY.  NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS OF ANY GENERAL, SPECIAL OR LOCAL
LAW, CHARTER OR CODE TO THE CONTRARY, EVERY CITY, COUNTY, TOWN, VILLAGE,
AUTHORITY OR AGENCY IF ANY CONTACT IS MADE BY ANYONE  ON  BEHALF  OF  AN
INJURED  PARTY  TO A MUNICIPAL REPRESENTATIVE, SUCH CONTACT SHALL ESTAB-
LISH THE DIRECT CONTACT NECESSARY TO FORM A SPECIAL RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN
THE INJURED PARTY AND THE MUNICIPALITY WHICH IS NECESSARY TO ESTABLISH A
NEGLIGENCE OR TORT CLAIM.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10438-01-5

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2015-A7190A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5339
Current Committee:
Assembly Local Governments
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §50-o, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A6349, S4863
2019-2020: A2099
2021-2022: A1530

2015-A7190A (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-A7190A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 7190--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 27, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PERRY,  KEARNS,  GOTTFRIED  -- read once and
  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Local   Governments   --   committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

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.
                                                           LBD10438-03-5

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