Increases promoting prostitution in the fourth degree from a class A misdemeanor to a class E felony; includes within such offense the knowing issuance, provision, mailing, distribution or transmission of any written material or electronic communication which advertises the provision of sexual conduct in return for a fee.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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10747
I N A S S E M B L Y
April 19, 2010
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Introduced by M. of A. BRENNAN, REILLY, GUNTHER, LANCMAN, MAISEL,
ESPAILLAT, FIELDS, JOHN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. BROOK-KRAS-
NY, CHRISTENSEN, DelMONTE, GALEF, KOON -- read once and referred to
the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the promotion of prostitu-
tion
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 230.15 of the penal law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 3 to read as follows:
3. "PROMOTE PROSTITUTION." A PERSON "PROMOTES PROSTITUTION" WHEN HE OR
SHE KNOWINGLY, ISSUES, GIVES, MAILS, DISTRIBUTES OR TRANSMITS ANY WRIT-
TEN MATERIAL OR ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION WHICH ADVERTISES THE PROVISION
OF SEXUAL CONDUCT IN RETURN FOR A FEE.
S 2. Section 230.20 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 627 of the
laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows:
S 230.20 Promoting prostitution in the fourth degree.
A person is guilty of promoting prostitution in the fourth degree when
he OR SHE knowingly advances, PROMOTES or profits from prostitution.
Promoting prostitution in the fourth degree is a class [A misdemeanor]
E FELONY.
S 3. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing 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.
LBD00039-01-9
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