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Senate Bill S1247

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes that the promotion of prostitution of a child less than eighteen years old by a parent or guardian a Class B felony

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2009-S1247 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6182
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง230.32, Pen L

2009-S1247 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes that the promotion of prostitution of a child less than eighteen years old by a parent or guardian of such child is a Class B felony.

2009-S1247 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S1247 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1247

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 28, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sens. THOMPSON, DUANE, FOLEY, C. JOHNSON, ONORATO -- 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 making the prostitution of
  a child by a parent or guardian a class B felony

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

  Section 1. Section 230.32 of the penal law, as added by chapter 627 of
the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows:
S 230.32 Promoting prostitution in the first degree.
  A person is guilty of promoting prostitution in the first degree when:
  1. he OR SHE knowingly advances or  profits  from  prostitution  of  a
person less than eleven years old[.]; OR
  2.  BEING  A PARENT, GUARDIAN OR OTHER PERSON LEGALLY CHARGED WITH THE
CARE AND CUSTODY OF A CHILD LESS THAN EIGHTEEN  YEARS  OLD,  HE  OR  SHE
KNOWINGLY ADVANCES OR PROFITS FROM PROSTITUTION OF SUCH CHILD.
  Promoting prostitution in the first degree is a class B felony.
  S  2. This act shall take effect the first of November next succeeding
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.
                                                           LBD04704-01-9

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