Bill > S05650

This bill establishes the crime of "coercive control" in New York state. It defines coercive control as engaging in a course of conduct against a member of one's own family or household, without the victim's consent, which results in limiting or restricting the victim's behavior, movement, associations, or access to or use of their own finances or financial information. The bill states that lack of consent can result from forcible compulsion or fear of further actions limiting the victim. It also specifies that the law does not apply to actions taken under legal arrangements like power of attorney or guardianship. Coercive control is designated as a class E felony under this bill.