legislation Archives - Pappalardo & Pappalardo LLP

NY’s “Clean Slate Act” Goes into Effect November 16, 2024

PLEASE NOTE: Our office has received a number of calls regarding the Clean Slate Act. As explained in this blog, our office cannot assist you with requesting to have your records sealed until November...

E-Bikes: The Laws on Using them in New York

By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. For many years now, electric bicycles and electric scooters have been widely used. In addition to being fun to use, they can also be a good alternative to more traditional...

The SHIELD Act Seeks to Criminalize CSEM and Revenge Porn

By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. Something no one wants to talk about is the proliferation of child sexual exploitation material (CSEM) available on the internet. Online, these images are all too easy to a...

“Pink Cocaine” is the New Threat on Drug Market

By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. It’s a drug that goes by many names – tuci or tusi, tucibi, cocaina rosada. Whatever you call it, pink cocaine has hit the US drug market. In New York and California, the d...

Lower Speed Limit Laws Are Popping Up Throughout New York

By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. New York is always trying to get drivers to slow down. Whether it be a cop giving you a traffic ticket, warning signs on the highway, or speed camera tickets received in th...

New York to Change Squatter Law With 2025 FY Budget

By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. The situation can happen all too easily. You live upstate in Ulster County, and your father lives in Nassau County. When your dad passes away, you take care of listing his...

Strange Laws that Remain on the Books in New York

By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. When it comes to enacting laws, legislators put new regulations into place ostensibly for the good of the community. Yet over time, some of these laws lose their meaning. A...

Move Over Law Has Been Expanded in New York

By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. According to the AAA Foundation, between 2015 and 2021 there were 123 roadside assistance providers killed by passing vehicles. In New York, there were 37 people killed out...

Are HIV Criminalization Laws Outdated and Discriminatory?

By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. In 1981, doctors first observed Human Immunodeficiency Viruses (HIV), the virus which causes Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS). Over the next two decades, HIV- and...

“Gas Station Heroin”: Tianeptine Could Be Dangerous

By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. Tianeptine was discovered in the 1960s, and since then it has been used in Europe to treat depression. However, in the US it is not approved to treat any condition. Yet it...

The STOP CSAM Act – Preventing Child Sexual Exploitation Online

By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. From 2012 to 2022, the number of reports concerning child sexual exploitation to the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children’s (“NCMEC”) CyberTipline increased...

“Rape is Rape”: New Rape Laws Coming to New York

By Jill K. Sanders, Esq. In January, the Governor signed new legislation, which updates the definition of rape under New York State law. Pursuant to the new rape laws, penetration will no longer be...

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