Eligibility of Domestic Partners for Crime Victim Compensation

Amendment -- S. 7168 Parker/A. 8959 Glick

Amendments to Chapter 690 of the Laws of 2019, which expanded eligibility for crime victims’ compensation awards to include domestic partners if their partners die as a result of a crime, to realign the law with the structure of the current Article 22 of the Executive Law.

 

Signed: April 17, 2020 Chapter 70 Effective: June 17, 2020 Amends: Executive Law §§ 621,626, 631