New York A 5324: Relates to giving and/or receiving unlawful benefits

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A05324 Summary:

BILL NOA05324 

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SAME ASSAME AS S09619

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SPONSORLavine

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §§200.31 & 200.36, Pen L

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Makes it a felony to give or receive unlawful benefits in excess of $3000.

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BILL NOA05324 

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02/13/2025referred to codes

01/07/2026referred to codes

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 5324

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 13, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. LAVINE -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to giving and/or receiving
 unlawful benefits

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

 1 Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 200.31 to
 2 read as follows:
 3 § 200.31 Giving unlawful benefits.
 4 Anyone who otherwise than as provided by law for the proper discharge
 5 of official duty directly or indirectly gives, offers or promises any
 6 benefit with a value in excess of three thousand dollars, with the
 7 exception of campaign contributions under article fourteen of the
 8 election law, to any public official or person selected to be a public
 9 official because of that person's official position.
 10 Giving unlawful benefits is a class E felony.
 11 § 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 200.36 to read
 12 as follows:
 13 § 200.36 Receiving unlawful benefits.
 14 Anyone who, being a public official or person selected to be a public
 15 official, otherwise than as provided by law for the proper discharge of
 16 official duty, directly or indirectly seeks, receives or agrees to
 17 receive any benefit, with the exception of campaign contributions under
 18 article fourteen of the election law, with a value in excess of three
 19 thousand dollars because of that person's official position.
 20 Receiving unlawful benefits is a class E felony.
 21 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD09532-01-5

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