New York A 4862: Relates to creating a day care assistance program for members of the organized militia serving active duty; appropriation

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A04862 Summary:

BILL NOA04862 

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SAME ASSAME AS S05682

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SPONSORCunningham (MS)

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSRGonzalez-Rojas, Raga, Vanel

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Add Art 5 Title 18 §5-1801, Gen Ob L

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Implements "Cassie's law" which provides a private right of action for crime victims against persons or private entities who suppress evidence of a crime in exchange for monetary compensation.

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BILL NOA04862 

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02/06/2025referred to judiciary

01/07/2026referred to judiciary

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 4862

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 6, 2025
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 Introduced by M. of A. CUNNINGHAM -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
 GONZALEZ-ROJAS, RAGA, VANEL -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Judiciary

 AN ACT to amend the general obligations law, in relation to implementing
 the "Cassie's law"

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
 2 the "Cassie's law".
 3 § 2. Article 5 of the general obligations law is amended by adding a
 4 new title 18 to read as follows:
 5 TITLE 18
 6 CERTAIN CONTRACTS RENDERING CRIMINAL ASSISTANCE VOID

 7 Section 5-1801. Certain contracts rendering criminal assistance void.
 8 § 5-1801. Certain contracts rendering criminal assistance void. 1. For
 9 the purposes of this section, a person or private entity "renders crimi-
 10 nal assistance" when, with intent to prevent, hinder or delay the
 11 discovery or apprehension of, or the lodging of a criminal charge
 12 against, an alleged offender who such person or private entity knows or
 13 believes has committed a crime or is being sought by law enforcement
 14 officials for the commission of a crime, such person or private entity
 15 suppresses, by any act of concealment, alteration or destruction, any
 16 physical evidence which might aid in the discovery or apprehension of
 17 such alleged offender or in the lodging of a criminal charge against
 18 such alleged offender in exchange for monetary or non-monetary compen-
 19 sation.
 20 2. Every undertaking or promise, whether written or oral, express or
 21 implied, constituting or contained, in any contract or agreement to
 22 render criminal assistance between any individual or private entity, is
 23 hereby declared to be contrary to public policy and wholly void. The

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08553-01-5

 A. 4862 2

 1 victim of a crime, who was the subject of the undertaking or promise,
 2 whether written or oral, express or implied, constituting or contained,
 3 in any contract or agreement to render criminal assistance between any
 4 individual or private entity, shall have a right of private action
 5 against such individual or private entity.
 6 3. Nothing in this section shall be deemed to abrogate or otherwise
 7 limit any right or remedy otherwise conferred by federal or state law.
 8 4. A cause of action under this section shall be commenced no later
 9 than five years from the date a crime victim discovers, or reasonably
 10 should have discovered, such concealment of a crime by either a person
 11 or private entity.
 12 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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