Assembly Bill A8801

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Enacts the "child assault reform act" (CARE)

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A8801 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§120.05-a, 120.11-a, 125.11-a, 125.21-a, 125.21-b & 125.26-a, amd §§120.11, 120.12 & 485.05, Pen L; amd §995, Exec L; amd §§352.2, 754, 1039-b & 1052, Fam Ct Act; amd §410, Gen Bus L; amd §§358-a & 384-b, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A1494

2009-A8801 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "child assault reform act" (CARE); creates the crimes of aggravated assault upon a person less than twelve years old in the first and second degrees; creates the crime of aggravated criminally negligent homicide upon a person less than twelve years old; creates the crimes of aggravated manslaughter upon a person less than twelve years old in the first and second degrees

2009-A8801 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A8801 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  8801

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 9, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. TEDISCO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, the executive law, the family court  act,
  the  general business law, and the social services law, in relation to
  enacting the "child assault reform act" (CARE)

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

  Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
the "child assault reform act" (CARE).
  S 2. Legislative findings and intent. The purpose of this  act  is  to
provide  local  law enforcement officials with a comprehensive statutory
framework to combat crimes committed against children less  than  twelve
years  of  age.  Children  under  the age of twelve are some of the most
vulnerable members of society and have increasingly become  the  targets
of  violence  in  cities  throughout  the  state  of New York. The child
assault reform act, known as CARE, will help protect the children of the
state by increasing the penalties for assaults and unlawful killings  of
children less than twelve years of age.
  S 3. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 120.05-a to read
as follows:
S 120.05-A AGGRAVATED  ASSAULT  UPON A PERSON LESS THAN TWELVE YEARS OLD
             IN THE SECOND DEGREE.
  A PERSON IS GUILTY OF AGGRAVATED  ASSAULT  UPON  A  PERSON  LESS  THAN
TWELVE  YEARS  OLD IN THE SECOND DEGREE WHEN BEING EIGHTEEN YEARS OLD OR
MORE THE DEFENDANT:
  1. WITH INTENT TO CAUSE SERIOUS PHYSICAL  INJURY  TO  ANOTHER  PERSON,
LESS THAN TWELVE YEARS OLD, HE CAUSES SUCH INJURY TO SUCH PERSON OR TO A
THIRD PERSON; OR
  2.  WITH  INTENT TO CAUSE PHYSICAL INJURY TO ANOTHER PERSON, HE CAUSES
SUCH INJURY TO SUCH PERSON, LESS THAN TWELVE YEARS OF AGE, OR TO A THIRD

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11815-01-9

              

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