Assembly Bill A3678

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Establishes the crimes of attempting to lure or entice a child

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

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2013-A3678 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §135.17, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1626
2011-2012: A8811

2013-A3678 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the crimes of attempting to lure or entice a child; defines a child as less than 17 years of age; classifies such crime as a class D felony; establishes that a person is guilty of attempting to lure or entice a child when he or she attempts to lure a child into an isolated area for the purpose of criminal conduct or communicates with a child by means of a computer to solicit certain criminal conduct.

2013-A3678 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3678

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 28, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MALLIOTAKIS -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the crimes of
  attempting to lure or entice a child

  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 135.17 to
read as follows:
S 135.17 ATTEMPTING TO LURE OR ENTICE A CHILD.
  1. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF ATTEMPTING TO LURE OR ENTICE A CHILD WHEN:
  (A) HE OR SHE ATTEMPTS TO LURE OR ENTICE A CHILD INTO A MOTOR VEHICLE,
AIRCRAFT, WATERCRAFT, BUILDING OR  ISOLATED  AREA  FOR  THE  PURPOSE  OF
COMMITTING A CRIMINAL OFFENSE AGAINST SUCH CHILD; OR
  (B)  BEING EIGHTEEN YEARS OLD OR MORE AND WITH INTENT TO LURE, ENTICE,
PERSUADE, CONVINCE, HARASS, ANNOY, THREATEN OR ALARM ANOTHER PERSON,  HE
OR  SHE,  BY  MEANS OF A COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, COMMUNICATES OR
CAUSES A COMMUNICATION TO BE INITIATED PURPORTING TO SOLICIT:
  (1) SEXUAL INTERCOURSE, ORAL SEXUAL CONDUCT, ANAL  SEXUAL  CONDUCT  OR
SEXUAL  CONTACT  WITH A PERSON WHOM HE OR SHE KNOWS OR REASONABLY SHOULD
KNOW IS LESS THAN SEVENTEEN YEARS OLD; OR
  (2) A SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A PERSON WHOM HE OR SHE KNOWS  OR  REASON-
ABLY SHOULD KNOW IS LESS THAN SEVENTEEN YEARS OLD; OR
  (3)  ANY IN-PERSON CONTACT THAT RESULTS IN THE COMMISSION OR ATTEMPTED
COMMISSION OF A CRIMINAL OFFENSE AGAINST A CHILD.
  2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
  (A) "CHILD" MEANS A PERSON LESS THAN SEVENTEEN YEARS OF AGE.
  (B) "BUILDING" IN ADDITION  TO  ITS  ORDINARY  MEANING,  INCLUDES  ANY
STRUCTURE, VEHICLE, AIRCRAFT OR WATERCRAFT USED FOR OVERNIGHT LODGING OF
PERSONS,  OR  USED  BY  PERSONS  FOR CARRYING ON BUSINESS THEREIN, OR AN
ENCLOSED MOTOR TRUCK, OR AN ENCLOSED MOTOR TRUCK TRAILER.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07399-01-3

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