Assembly Bill A6929

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the crime of luring a child

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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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2021-A6929 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §120.70, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A9467
2015-2016: A4033
2017-2018: A2322
2019-2020: A4696
2023-2024: A5197

2021-A6929 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the crime of luring a child; adds additional elements; includes use of electronic communication.

2021-A6929 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6929
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              April 13, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  TANNOUSIS  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to luring a child
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 120.70 of the penal law, as added by chapter 405 of
 the laws of 2008, subdivision 1 as amended by chapter 189 of the laws of
 2018, is amended to read as follows:
 § 120.70 Luring a child.
   1. A person is guilty of luring a child when [he]:
   (A)  HE  or  she  lures a child into a motor vehicle, aircraft, water-
 craft, isolated area, building, or part  thereof,  for  the  purpose  of
 committing against such child any of the following offenses: [an]
   (1) A VIOLENT FELONY offense as defined in section 70.02 of this chap-
 ter; [an]
   (2) AN offense as defined in section 125.25 or 125.27 of this chapter;
 [a]
   (3) A felony offense that is a violation of article one hundred thirty
 of this chapter; [an]
   (4) AN offense as defined in section 135.25 of this chapter; [an]
   (5)  AN offense as defined in sections 230.19, 230.25, 230.30, 230.32,
 230.33, 230.34 or 230.34-a of this chapter; [an]
   (6) AN offense as defined in sections 255.25,  255.26,  or  255.27  of
 this chapter; or [an]
   (7)  AN  offense  as  defined in sections 263.05, 263.10, or 263.15 of
 this chapter[. For purposes of this subdivision "child" means  a  person
 less  than  seventeen  years  of age.   Nothing in this section shall be
 deemed to preclude, if the  evidence  warrants,  a  conviction  for  the
 commission  or  attempted  commission  of  any  crime, including but not
 limited to a crime defined in article one hundred  thirty-five  of  this
 chapter.

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

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