Bill > A08904

This bill establishes the crime of "coercive control" in New York. It defines coercive control as a person engaging in a course of conduct against a member of their same family or household, without the victim's consent, which results in limiting or restricting the victim's behavior, movement, associations, or access to their own finances or financial information. The bill specifies that lack of consent can result from forcible compulsion or fear of further limiting or restricting actions. It exempts actions taken under legal arrangements like power of attorney or guardianship. Coercive control is designated as a class E felony under this law.