States / New York / A 679

A 679 In Committee

Establishes the crime of coercive control

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Relates to establishing the crime of coercive control; provides that a person is guilty of coercive control when such person engages in a course of conduct against a member of such person's same family or household, without the victim's consent, which results in limiting or restricting, in full or in part, the victim's behavior, movement, associations or access to or use of such victim's own finances or financial information; provides that coercive control is a class E felony.

Chamber
House
Introduced
Jan 8, 2025
Last action
Jan 7, 2026 — REFERRED TO CODES
Session
2025-2026
Momentum
45 · Moderate