Senate Bill S2617

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Makes provisions with respect to sexual assault against a child by a person in a position of trust

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee


  • 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-S2617 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§70.02 & 130.00, add §§130.97, 130.98 & 130.99, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1481
2011-2012: S1541
2013-2014: S4791
2015-2016: S6680
2017-2018: S5689
2019-2020: S171
2023-2024: S2548

2021-S2617 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes offenses of sexual assault against a child by a person in a position of trust for the subjection of a child to sexual contact by a person in a position of trust; defines "person in position of trust" as a person charged with the duty or responsibility for health, education, welfare or supervision of a child; such offenses shall be violent felony offenses.

2021-S2617 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S2617 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2617
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 22, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HELMING -- 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 sexual assault  against  a
   child by a person in a position of trust
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraphs (b) and (d) of subdivision 1 of section 70.02 of
 the penal law, paragraph (b) as amended by chapter 94  of  the  laws  of
 2020  and paragraph (d) as amended by chapter 7 of the laws of 2007, are
 amended to read as follows:
   (b) Class C violent felony offenses: an attempt to commit any  of  the
 class  B felonies set forth in paragraph (a) of this subdivision; aggra-
 vated criminally negligent homicide as defined in section 125.11, aggra-
 vated manslaughter in the second degree as defined  in  section  125.21,
 aggravated  sexual  abuse  in  the  second  degree as defined in section
 130.67, SEXUAL ASSAULT AGAINST A CHILD BY A  PERSON  IN  A  POSITION  OF
 TRUST  IN  THE  FIRST  DEGREE AS DEFINED IN SECTION 130.97, assault on a
 peace officer, police officer, firefighter or emergency medical services
 professional as defined in section 120.08, assault on a judge as defined
 in section 120.09, gang assault in  the  second  degree  as  defined  in
 section  120.06, strangulation in the first degree as defined in section
 121.13,  aggravated  strangulation  as  defined  in  section   121.13-a,
 burglary  in  the second degree as defined in section 140.25, robbery in
 the second degree as defined in section 160.10, criminal possession of a
 weapon in the second degree as defined in section 265.03,  criminal  use
 of a firearm in the second degree as defined in section 265.08, criminal
 sale  of  a  firearm  in the second degree as defined in section 265.12,
 criminal sale of a firearm with the aid of a minor as defined in section
 265.14, aggravated criminal possession of a weapon as defined in section
 265.19, soliciting or providing support for an act of terrorism  in  the
 first  degree  as  defined  in  section 490.15, hindering prosecution of
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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