Asm. Jeffrey Dinowitz

Maddy summaryThis bill prohibits the use of leg-gripping traps (traps that clamp onto an animal's leg with teeth or excessive jaw spread) for trapping wildlife in New York State. It directly affects trappers, wildlife managers, and anyone using traps for hunting or pest control. Key provisions ban traps with jaw spreads exceeding 7¼ inches in water during beaver/otter season or 5¾ inches otherwise, require traps on land to be covered and equipped with safety devices, and forbid traps that suspend wildlife. The law amends existing environmental conservation statutes to implement these specific restrictions.

Allows evidence of a defendant's prior crimes or acts to be admissible in a criminal case for certain purposes including as proof of motive, opportunity, intent, preparation, plan, knowledge, state of mind of the defendant, state of mind of the victim or other party, absence of mistake or accident, identity, modus operandi, or common scheme or plan; requires that the prosecution provide reasonable notice of the general nature of any such evidence it intends to introduce at trial.

Provides that any person who has been injured by reason of any violation of any such rules, regulations or policies as the superintendent may promulgate may bring an action in such person's own name; assert a counterclaim; or, if an action is commenced by the mortgagee or anyone acting on its behalf, bring a third party claim, against either the mortgagee and/or the mortgage servicer to enjoin any violations thereof; authorizes damages; makes related provisions.

Provides that certain communications made without malice regarding an incident of sexual assault, harassment or discrimination shall be deemed privileged; provides that a prevailing defendant in an action brought against such defendant for making a communication that is privileged shall be entitled to attorney's fees and costs for such defense.

Defines the practice of certified registered nurse anesthetist; requires collaboration with a licensed physician qualified to determine the need for anesthesia services; requires licensing; defines qualifications.

Prohibits police officers from using bias-based profiling; requires that a procedure be established for the taking and review of complaints against police officers for bias-based profiling; allows an action for injunctive relief and/or damages to be brought against a law enforcement agency, any agent of a law enforcement agency and the supervisor of an agent.

Extends the statute of limitations of actions related to certain sex trafficking offenses, reviving such actions otherwise barred by the existing statute of limitations; grants trial preference to such actions; exempts such actions from certain provisions requiring notice of claims.

Relates to the regulation of three-dimensional printed firearms; provides that a person who intentionally sells, distributes, or disposes of a three-dimensional printed firearm is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.

Relates to recurring payments to the non-custodial parent in special circumstances in child support proceedings involving joint or shared custody of children.

Makes technical changes to provisions providing for certification for service as a retired judge of the court of appeals or a retired justice of the supreme court.