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Jan 12, 2011 |
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Senate Bill S1741
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(R, C, IP) Senate District
(R) Senate District
(R, C, IP) Senate District
2011-S1741 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §130.93, amd §120.40, Pen L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S2108
2013-2014: S3839
2011-S1741 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S1741 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to the crime of facilitating a sex offense through electronic communication SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 - adds a new section 130.93 of the Penal Law to provide that a person is guilty of facilitating a sex offense through electronic communication if he or she, with intent to cause sexual contact with another person, knowingly encourages, suggests, orders, aids or otherwise participates through electronic communication with one or more persons to engage in a sex offense as defined in Article 130. The section further provides that facilitating a sex offense through electronic communication is a class D felony. Section 2 - amends 120.40 of the Penal Law by adding a new subdivision 6 defining "electronic communication." Section 3 - provides that the act shall take effect on the first of November next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law. PURPOSE AND JUSTIFICATION: Currently, there are no
2011-S1741 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 1741 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 12, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sens. GOLDEN, DeFRANCISCO, LAVALLE, RANZENHOFER -- 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 the crime of facilitating a sex offense through electronic communication THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 130.93 to read as follows: S 130.93 FACILITATING A SEX OFFENSE THROUGH ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF FACILITATING A SEX OFFENSE THROUGH ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION WHEN, WITH INTENT TO CAUSE SEXUAL CONTACT WITH ANOTHER PERSON, HE OR SHE KNOWINGLY ENCOURAGES, SUGGESTS, ORDERS, AIDS OR OTHER- WISE PARTICIPATES THROUGH ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION WITH ONE OR MORE PERSONS TO ENGAGE IN A SEX OFFENSE AS DEFINED IN THIS ARTICLE WITH ANOTHER PERSON. FACILITATING A SEX OFFENSE THROUGH ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION IS A CLASS D FELONY. S 2. Section 120.40 of the penal law is amended by adding a new subdi- vision 6 to read as follows: 6. "ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION" MEANS ANY TRANSFER OF SIGNS, SIGNALS, WRITINGS, IMAGES, SOUNDS, DATA, OR INTELLIGENCE OF ANY NATURE TRANSMIT- TED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY A WIRE, RADIO, ELECTROMAGNETIC, PHOTO-ELEC- TRONIC, OR PHOTO-OPTICAL SYSTEM. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, THE TRANSFER OF THAT COMMUNICATION THROUGH THE INTER- NET. S 3. 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. LBD04238-01-1
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