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Jun 22, 2012 |
referred to codes |
Jun 21, 2012 |
delivered to assembly passed senate ordered to third reading cal.1524 committee discharged and committed to rules |
Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to codes |
Jan 05, 2011 |
referred to codes |
Senate Bill S618
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly 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
Votes
2011-S618 (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-S618 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S618 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to defenses against patronizing a prostitute PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: To shift the burden of proof to those who commit the crime of either patronizing a prostitute in the first degree or second degree by making it an affirmative defense that the defendant did not reasonably believe that the person patronized was less than the age specified in current law. CURRENT LAW: Section 230.07 of the penal law provides that it is a defense to the crime of patronizing a prostitute in the first or second degree that the defendant did not have reasonable grounds to believe that the person patronized was less than the age specified for such crimes. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section one amends section 230.07 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 74 of the laws of 2007, by providing that it shall be an affirmative defense to the crime of patronizing a prostitute in the, first or second degree that the
2011-S618 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 618 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E (PREFILED) January 5, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KLEIN -- 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 defenses against patroniz- ing a prostitute THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 230.07 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 74 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows: S 230.07 Patronizing a prostitute; defense. In any prosecution for patronizing a prostitute in the first or second degrees, it is [a] AN AFFIRMATIVE defense that the defendant did not have reasonable grounds to believe that the person was less than the age specified. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD00764-01-1
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