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                                         3811

                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                   January 28, 2009
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       Introduced  by  M. of A. LENTOL, WEINSTEIN, MAGNARELLI, CARROZZA, ENGLE-
         BRIGHT, CAHILL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes

       AN ACT to amend the penal law,  in  relation  to  offering  an  unlawful
         gratuity to a juror

         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 215.26  to
    2  read as follows:
    3  S 215.26 OFFERING AN UNLAWFUL GRATUITY TO A JUROR.
    4    A  PERSON  IS GUILTY OF OFFERING AN UNLAWFUL GRATUITY TO A JUROR WHEN,
    5  BEING A PARTY OR REPRESENTATIVE OF A PARTY TO AN  ACTION  OR  PROCEEDING
    6  BROUGHT  BEFORE SUCH JUROR, AND AFTER DISCHARGE OF SUCH JUROR, HE OR SHE
    7  CONFERS, OR OFFERS OR AGREES TO CONFER, ANY PAYMENT OR BENEFIT UPON SUCH
    8  JUROR OR A THIRD PERSON, WITH INTENT TO INFLUENCE OR REWARD SUCH JUROR'S
    9  CONDUCT REGARDING THAT PARTY IN ANY COURT ACTION OR PROCEEDING.
   10    OFFERING AN UNLAWFUL GRATUITY TO A JUROR IS A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR.
   11    S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
   12  ing the date upon which it shall have become a law.





        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD05927-01-9