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Assembly Bill A6038

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides for the endangering of the welfare of a child by committing an assault in the presence of such child

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2009-A6038 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง260.10, Pen L

2009-A6038 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for the endangering of the welfare of a child by committing an intentional or reckless assault on a family or household member in the presence of such child.

2009-A6038 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6038

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 24, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. KOON, SCHIMMINGER, MAYERSOHN, GALEF, HOOPER --
  Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.  of  A.  BOYLAND,  CLARK,  COLTON,  FIELDS,
  GUNTHER, JOHN, LAVINE, PHEFFER, ROBINSON, TOWNS, WEISENBERG, WRIGHT --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to endangering the welfare of
  a child by committing a physical assault in such child's presence

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 2 of section 260.10 of the penal law is  renum-
bered  subdivision  4 and two new subdivisions 2 and 3 are added to read
as follows:
  2. WITH INTENT TO CAUSE PHYSICAL INJURY TO A MEMBER OF THE SAME FAMILY
OR HOUSEHOLD, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 530.11  OF  THE  CRIMINAL  PROCEDURE
LAW,  HE  OR  SHE CAUSES SUCH INJURY TO SUCH PERSON IN THE PRESENCE OF A
CHILD LESS THAN SEVENTEEN YEARS OLD; OR
  3. HE OR SHE RECKLESSLY CAUSES PHYSICAL INJURY TO A MEMBER OF THE SAME
FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD, AS DEFINED BY SECTION 530.11 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCE-
DURE LAW, IN THE PRESENCE OF A CHILD LESS THAN SEVENTEEN YEARS OLD; OR
  S 2. 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.
                                                           LBD01635-01-9

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