A 4685: Requires mercantile establishments to cease collections upon a court finding of not guilty of larceny in mercantile establishments.

  
  STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4685 2025-2026 Regular Sessions  IN ASSEMBLY February 4, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. O'PHARROW -- read once and referred to the Committee on Judiciary AN ACT to amend the general obligations law, in relation to requiring mercantile establishments to cease collections upon a court finding of not guilty of larceny in mercantile establishments The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 11-105 of the general obligations law is amended by 2 adding a new subdivision 13 to read as follows: 3 13. Cessation of collections upon finding of not guilty. An adult, 4 emancipated minor, or the parents or legal guardians of an unemancipated 5 minor who is found not guilty in any proceeding brought under this 6 section shall not be civilly liable to the operator of the mercantile 7 establishment bringing the proceeding and any attempts to collect money 8 or recover merchandise from the adult, emancipated minor, or the parents 9 or legal guardians of an unemancipated minor shall immediately cease. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08313-01-5