{"data":{"id":"us-ny/n.y.-civil-rights-law-79-b","jurisdiction":"us-ny","citation":"N.Y. Civil Rights Law § 79-b","heading":"Forfeiture of property on conviction abolished","body":"§ 79-b. Forfeiture of property on conviction abolished.  A conviction\nof a person for any crime, does not work a forfeiture of any property,\nreal or personal, or any right or interest therein. All forfeitures to\nthe people of the state, in the nature of deodands, or in a case of\nsuicide, or where a person flees from justice, are abolished.","path":["Civil Rights Law","Article 7. Miscellaneous Rights and Immunities"],"source_url":"https://legislation.nysenate.gov/api/3/laws/CVR/79-B","current_through":"2026-09-11","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T19:32:44Z","sha256":"dff5fd93fc44b55658a3a0b75c0dcb48d12910ffde0706469eb3978b93f78b2f","source_id":"us-ny","stale":false,"prev":"us-ny/n.y.-civil-rights-law-79-a","next":"us-ny/n.y.-civil-rights-law-79-c"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}