Assembly Bill A8481

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Requires lifetime post-release supervision for certain offenders; prohibits good behavior allowances against certain determinate sentences

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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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2009-A8481 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §70.45, Pen L; amd §803, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A4814
2013-2014: A1636
2015-2016: A520
2017-2018: A2948
2019-2020: A1013
2021-2022: A5014
2023-2024: A5463

2009-A8481 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires lifetime post-release supervision for offenders convicted of rape in the first degree, criminal sexual act in the first degree, aggravated sexual abuse in the first degree, course of sexual conduct against a child in the first and second degrees or sexual abuse in the first degree when the other person is less than eleven years old; prohibits good behavior allowances against a determinate sentence for a person convicted of any such crimes.

2009-A8481 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  8481

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 21, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. KOLB, TOWNSEND, HAYES, ALFANO, TEDISCO -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A. AMEDORE, BACALLES, BARCLAY,  BARRA,  BURLING,
  CONTE,  CROUCH,  ERRIGO,  FINCH,  FITZPATRICK, GIGLIO, JORDAN, MILLER,
  OAKS, O'MARA, QUINN, RABBITT,  RAIA,  SALADINO,  SAYWARD,  SCOZZAFAVA,
  THIELE,  TOBACCO, WALKER -- read once and referred to the Committee on
  Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to requiring  lifetime  post-
  release supervision for certain offenders; and to amend the correction
  law,  in  relation  to  prohibiting  good  behavior allowances against
  certain determinate sentences

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

  Section 1. Paragraphs (e) and (f) of subdivision 2 of section 70.45 of
the  penal law, as amended by chapter 7 of the laws of 2007, are amended
and two new paragraphs (g) and (h) are added to read as follows:
  (e) such period shall be not less than one and one-half years nor more
than three years whenever a  determinate  sentence  of  imprisonment  is
imposed  pursuant  to subdivision three of section 70.02 of this article
upon a conviction of a class D or class E violent felony offense  EXCEPT
WHEN  A  DETERMINATE  SENTENCE  OF  IMPRISONMENT  IS IMPOSED PURSUANT TO
SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION 70.02 OF THIS ARTICLE UPON A CONVICTION FOR
ONE OF THE CRIMES LISTED IN PARAGRAPH (H) OF THIS SUBDIVISION;
  (f) such period shall be not less than two and one-half years nor more
than five years whenever  a  determinate  sentence  of  imprisonment  is
imposed  pursuant  to subdivision three of section 70.02 of this article
upon a conviction of a class B or  class  C  violent  felony  offense[.]
EXCEPT  WHEN  A DETERMINATE SENTENCE OF IMPRISONMENT IS IMPOSED PURSUANT
TO SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION 70.02 OF THIS ARTICLE UPON A  CONVICTION
FOR ONE OF THE CRIMES LISTED IN PARAGRAPH (G) OF THIS SUBDIVISION;
  (G)  SUCH PERIOD SHALL BE FOR THE LIFE OF A PERSON WHENEVER A DETERMI-
NATE SENTENCE OF IMPRISONMENT IS IMPOSED PURSUANT TO  SUBDIVISION  THREE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08211-01-9
              

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