Senate Bill S7367

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Increases by 1 degree the severity of rape, criminal sexual act, sexual abuse and course of sexual conduct against a child in the second degrees

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-S7367 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§130.30, 130.45, 130.60 & 130.80, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S2368
2013-2014: S3052

2009-S7367 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases by 1 degree the severity of rape in the second degree, criminal sexual act in the second degree, sexual abuse in the second degree and course of sexual conduct against a child in the second degree.

2009-S7367 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S7367 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  7367

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 31, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  SEWARD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to increasing the severity of
  rape in the second degree, criminal sexual act in the  second  degree,
  sexual abuse in the second degree and course of sexual conduct against
  a child in the second degree

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The closing paragraph of section 130.30 of the  penal  law,
as  amended  by  chapter  1  of  the laws of 2000, is amended to read as
follows:
  Rape in the second degree is a class [D] C felony.
  S 2. The closing paragraph of section 130.45  of  the  penal  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  264  of  the  laws  of 2003, is amended to read as
follows:
  Criminal sexual act in the second degree is a class [D] C felony.
  S 3. The closing paragraph of section 130.60  of  the  penal  law,  as
amended by chapter 1 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
  Sexual abuse in the second degree is a class [A misdemeanor] E FELONY.
  S  4.  The  closing  paragraph  of section 130.80 of the penal law, as
amended by chapter 1 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
  Course of sexual conduct against a child in the  second  degree  is  a
class [D] C felony.
  S 5. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD16666-01-0


              

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