Assembly Bill A1806

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to removing the statute of limitations for sexual offenses

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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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2017-A1806 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §30.10, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A8988
2011-2012: A533
2013-2014: A3701
2015-2016: A3177

2017-A1806 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to removing the statute of limitations for sexual offenses committed against minors.

2017-A1806 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1806
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 13, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. PEOPLES-STOKES -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to removing  the
   statute of limitations for sex offenses committed against minors
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraph (f) of subdivision 3  of  section  30.10  of  the
 criminal  procedure  law, as separately amended by chapters 3 and 320 of
 the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows:
   (f) For purposes of  a  prosecution  involving  a  sexual  offense  as
 defined  in  article  one  hundred thirty of the penal law, other than a
 sexual offense delineated in paragraph (a) of subdivision  two  of  this
 section,  committed  against  a  child  less than eighteen years of age,
 incest in the first, second or  third  degree  as  defined  in  sections
 255.27,  255.26  and  255.25  of the penal law committed against a child
 less than eighteen years of age, or use of a child in a sexual  perform-
 ance as defined in section 263.05 of the penal law, [the period of limi-
 tation  shall  not  begin  to run until the child has reached the age of
 eighteen or] OR FACILITATING A SEXUAL PERFORMANCE  BY  A  CHILD  WITH  A
 CONTROLLED  SUBSTANCE  OR  ALCOHOL  AS  DEFINED IN SECTION 263.30 OF THE
 PENAL LAW, THE PERIOD OF LIMITATION SHALL NOT BEGIN  TO  RUN  UNTIL  the
 offense  is  reported  to  a law enforcement agency or statewide central
 register of child abuse and  maltreatment,  [whichever  occurs  earlier]
 PROVIDED,  HOWEVER, IF THE OFFENSE WAS REPORTED BEFORE THE CHILD REACHED
 EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE, THE PERIOD OF LIMITATIONS SHALL NOT BEGIN TO  RUN
 UNTIL THE CHILD HAS REACHED THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN.
   § 2. 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.
                                                            LBD03621-01-7

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