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Assembly Bill A6819

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to the timeliness of prosecutions for assaults committed against children

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2009-A6819 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง30.10, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A6142
2013-2014: A4944
2015-2016: A5211
2017-2018: A4634
2019-2020: A5054

2009-A6819 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the timeliness of prosecutions for assaults committed against children; establishes the period of limitation shall not begin to run until the child has reached the age of eighteen or the offense is reported, whichever occurs earlier.

2009-A6819 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6819

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 12, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. SCOZZAFAVA, TEDISCO, TOWNSEND, GIGLIO, AMEDORE --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ALFANO, BACALLES, BALL, BARCLAY, BARRA,
  BOYLE, BURLING, BUTLER, CALHOUN, CONTE, CROUCH, DUPREY, ERRIGO, FINCH,
  FITZPATRICK, HAWLEY, HAYES, KOLB, P. LOPEZ, McDONOUGH, McKEVITT, MILL-
  ER,  MOLINARO,  OAKS, O'MARA, QUINN, RABBITT, RAIA, REILICH, SALADINO,
  SAYWARD, THIELE, TOBACCO, WALKER -- read  once  and  referred  to  the
  Committee on Codes

AN  ACT  to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to the timeli-
  ness of prosecutions for assaults committed against children

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  Paragraph  (g)  of  subdivision 3 of section 30.10 of the
criminal procedure law is relettered paragraph (h) and a  new  paragraph
(g) is added to read as follows:
  (G)  FOR  PURPOSES  OF  A  PROSECUTION INVOLVING AN ASSAULT DEFINED IN
SECTION 120.01, 120.05 OR 120.12 OF THE PENAL LAW; AN ASSAULT DEFINED IN
SECTION 120.10, 120.20 OR 120.25 OF THE PENAL LAW  COMMITTED  AGAINST  A
CHILD LESS THAN EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE; OR THE OFFENSE OF ENDANGERING THE
WELFARE  OF  A  CHILD AS DEFINED IN SECTION 260.10 OF THE PENAL LAW, THE
PERIOD OF LIMITATION SHALL NOT BEGIN TO RUN UNTIL THE CHILD HAS  REACHED
THE  AGE  OF  EIGHTEEN,  OR THE OFFENSE IS REPORTED TO A LAW ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY OR THE STATEWIDE CENTRAL REGISTER OF CHILD  ABUSE  AND  MALTREAT-
MENT, WHICHEVER OCCURS EARLIER.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law and shall apply to offenses committed on or after such
effective date.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08505-01-9

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