Statute · New York Civil Rights Law
N.Y. Civ. Rights Law § 79-d — Creditor of convict
N.Y. Civ. Rights Law § 79-d
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- New York Civil Rights Law
- Jurisdiction
- New York
- Current through
- Nov 4, 2026 (NY Senate Open Legislation)
§ 79-d. Creditor of convict. A person injured by the commission of a felony, for which the offender is sentenced to imprisonment in a state prison, is deemed the creditor of the offender, and of his estate after his death, within the provisions of the statutes relating thereto.
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N.Y. Civ. Rights Law § 79-d — Creditor of convict is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
§ 79-d. Creditor of convict. A person injured by the commission of a felony, for which the offender is sentenced to imprisonment in a state prison, is deemed the creditor of the offender, and of his estate after his death, within the provisions of the statutes relating thereto.
The damages sustained by the person injured by the felonious act, may be ascertained in an action brought for that purpose by him against the trustees of the estate of the offender, appointed under the provisions of the statutes, or the executor or administrator of the offender's estate.