Question Two on the ballot was an amendment proposal to allow the complete or partial
forfeiture of a public officer's pension if he or she is convicted of a certain type of felony.
Not exact matches
Elected officials, gubernatorial appointees, municipal managers, department heads, chief fiscal
officers, judges, and several other policy - makers convicted
of a felony, involving the breach
of public trust, would all be subject to
forfeiture of pension benefits.
Currently, a
public officer in New York state can accept bribes, steal
public funds or engage in numerous other forms
of public corruption without the threat
of pension
forfeiture, even if convicted.
All the Orange County legislators were provided with documentation
of factual cases
of civil
forfeiture abuse; law enforcement agencies and local municipalities using the proceeds
of forfeiture properties, cash and cars to balance their budgets; articles from conservative think tanks like The Heritage Foundation against this law and
public comments from citizens, attorneys and former police
officers expressing their view against this law.
ALBANY — The state Legislature Monday gave the second and final passage
of a measure permitting the
forfeiture of pensions
of top state and local government officials who are convicted
of felonies related to their duties as
public officers.
Narcotic Drugs by R.M. Willes Chitty (1930) Negligence by Donald M. Fleming (1930) Noxious Weeds by Paul Home (1929) Nuisance by W. Kent Power (1929) Parent and Child by W. Kent Power (1929) Parties by Paul Home (1929) Partnership by W. Kent Power (1929) Patents
of Invention by H.G. Fox (1929) Penalties &
Forfeitures by Paul Home (1929) Perpetuities and Accumulations by Paul Home (1930) Petition
of Right by Wishart F. Spence and D.A. MacRae (1930) Pleadings by W. Kent Power (1930) Pledges by Paul Home (1929) Police by R.M. Willes Chitty (1930) Professional Occupations by R.M. Willes Chitty (1930) Prohibition by R.I. Ferguson and Gerald Kelly (1930)
Public Authorities and
Public Officers by Paul Home (1930)
Public Health by Vera Robinson (1930)