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Assembly Bill A6820

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Relates to the crime of persistent sexual abuse

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2009-A6820 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง130.53, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A6201

2009-A6820 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the crime of persistent sexual abuse; includes all sex crimes contained in penal law section 130.00 to the list of eligible crimes for persistent sexual abuse.

2009-A6820 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6820

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 12, 2009
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to persistent sexual abuse

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

  Section  1. Section 130.53 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 264
of the laws of 2003, is amended to read as follows:
S 130.53 Persistent sexual abuse.
  A person is guilty of persistent sexual abuse when he or she  [commits
the  crime  of  forcible  touching, as defined in section 130.52 of this
article, sexual abuse in the third degree, as defined in section  130.55
of  this  article,  or  sexual abuse in the second degree, as defined in
section 130.60 of this article, and, within the previous ten year  peri-
od,  has  been  convicted two or more times, in separate criminal trans-
actions for which sentence was imposed on separate occasions, of  forci-
ble touching, as defined in section 130.52 of this article, sexual abuse
in the third degree as defined in section 130.55 of this article, sexual
abuse  in  the second degree, as defined in section 130.60 of this arti-
cle, or any offense defined in this article, of which the commission  or
attempted  commission  thereof  is a felony] STANDS CONVICTED OF ANY SEX
OFFENSE ENUMERATED IN THIS ARTICLE, AND WITHIN  THE  PREVIOUS  TEN  YEAR
PERIOD, HAS BEEN CONVICTED TWO OR MORE TIMES, IN SEPARATE CRIMINAL TRAN-
SACTIONS  FOR  WHICH  SENTENCE WAS IMPOSED ON SEPARATE OCCASIONS, OF ANY
SEX OFFENSE ENUMERATED IN THIS ARTICLE.
  Persistent sexual abuse is a class E felony.
  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.
                                                           LBD08559-01-9

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