A 9143 New York Assembly · 2025 Regular Session

Relates to establishing legally sufficient evidence in certain crimes against a vulnerable elderly, physically disabled, incompetent or incapacitated person

Summary
Establishes a reasonable inference that certain transfers of money or property by a vulnerable elderly, physically disabled, incompetent or incapacitated person were a wrongful taking in violation larceny statutes.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Oct 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Oct 17, 2025 Last action Feb 25, 2026
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A9143 → A9143A · 5 edits
MODERATE
This bill expands protections for vulnerable victims in financial fraud cases by adding 'physically disabled' to the list of protected groups and lowering the monetary threshold for triggering legal presumptions from $10,000 to $3,000. The amendment also clarifies that these protections apply only to transactions occurring after the victim lost capacity to consent, while explicitly excluding valid power of attorney arrangements.
Scope change
The bill now covers physically disabled victims in addition to elderly, incompetent, or incapacitated persons, and significantly lowers the financial threshold for legal protection.
ELIGIBILITY

Added 'physically disabled' to the list of protected victim categories alongside elderly, incompetent, and incapacitated persons.

REQUIREMENT

Reduced the monetary threshold for triggering the legal presumption from $10,000 to $3,000, making it easier to prove wrongful taking in smaller financial transactions.

Added an exemption stating the presumption does not apply to transactions made under valid power of attorney arrangements.

Changed the language from 'reasonably equivalent financial value' to 'fair considerations' in describing what must be received by the transferor.

DEFINITION

Added specific language defining when the presumption applies: only to transactions occurring after the victim became unable to consent due to disease, infirmity, or other condition.

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Key actions
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Committee
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Amendments
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Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
PRINT NUMBER 9143A
lower
Feb 25, 2026
Lower · Passed
AMEND (T) AND RECOMMIT TO CODES
lower
Jan 7, 2026
Committee
REFERRED TO CODES
lower
Oct 17, 2025
Committee
REFERRED TO CODES
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Charles Lavine
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