Provides for the seizure and forfeiture of vehicles, vessels and aircraft used in counterfeit goods; establishes this shall not apply to vehicles, vessels, or aircrafts that are used by any person as a common carrier in the transaction of business as such common carrier.
Sen. Andrew Lanza
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Relates to penalties for causing the death of an animal; makes it a class D felony.
Makes a crime while in or upon metropolitan transportation authority property an A-1 felony; provides sentencing guidelines for such crime.
Increases the in-person appearance requirements for level two sex offenders from every three years to every year.
Provides for the issuance of temporary retail permits by the state liquor authority.
Directs the board of standards and appeals in the city of New York to mail a copy of each application for a variance to property owners within 1 mile of the affected property.
Requires gas and electric corporations to charge not-for-profit organized sports programs for youth residential rates for utilities.
Relates to hate crimes, as defined in article four hundred eighty-five of the penal law, and bail eligibility.
Enacts the child custody reform act to provide uniform statewide standards for the litigation and mediation of child custody disputes; provides for an initial planning conference between the judge and all parties to attempt a settlement; provides for mediation unless the court finds mediation is inappropriate; requires the chief administrator of the courts to establish plans for the conduct of administration of the mediation and preparation of evaluation reports.
Requires employees of gaming facilities to undergo human-trafficking recognition training which shall address the nature of human trafficking, how human trafficking is defined in law, how to identify victims of human trafficking, relief and recovery options for survivors, and social and legal services available to victims.