Assembly Actions -
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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Jan 28, 2009 |
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Assembly Bill A3789
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
SCHIMMINGER
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-A3789 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A3789 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 3789 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N A S S E M B L Y January 28, 2009 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SCHIMMINGER, ALFANO, BARRA -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the crime of facilitating a sex offense through electronic communication THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 130.93 to read as follows: S 130.93 FACILITATING A SEX OFFENSE THROUGH ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF FACILITATING A SEX OFFENSE THROUGH ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION WHEN, WITH INTENT TO CAUSE SEXUAL CONTACT WITH ANOTHER PERSON, HE OR SHE KNOWINGLY ENCOURAGES, SUGGESTS, ORDERS, AIDS OR OTHER- WISE PARTICIPATES THROUGH ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION WITH ONE OR MORE PERSONS TO ENGAGE IN A SEX OFFENSE AS DEFINED IN THIS ARTICLE WITH ANOTHER PERSON. FACILITATING A SEX OFFENSE THROUGH ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION IS A CLASS D FELONY. S 2. Section 120.40 of the penal law is amended by adding a new subdi- vision 6 to read as follows: 6. "ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION" MEANS ANY TRANSFER OF SIGNS, SIGNALS, WRITINGS, IMAGES, SOUNDS, DATA, OR INTELLIGENCE OF ANY NATURE TRANSMIT- TED IN WHOLE OR IN PART BY A WIRE, RADIO, ELECTROMAGNETIC, PHOTO-ELEC- TRONIC, OR PHOTO-OPTICAL SYSTEM. ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO, THE TRANSFER OF THAT COMMUNICATION THROUGH THE INTER- NET. 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. LBD06811-01-9
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