Senate Bill S5569

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Enacts the Child Sexual Abuse Reform Act; provides for the elimination and extension of certain statutes of limitations relating thereto; repealer

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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-S5569 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2503
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §30.10, CP L; amd §§10.00, 20.00, 130.05, 260.10, 120.40 & 260.15, add §260.09, Pen L; amd §422, Soc Serv L; amd §208, add §213-d, CPLR
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A2393
2013-2014: A1042
2015-2016: A363
2017-2018: A4272
2019-2020: A3842
2021-2022: A3210
2023-2024: A3637

2009-S5569 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the Child Sexual Abuse Reform Act; provides for the elimination and extension of certain statutes of limitations related to sexual offenses against children, the expansion of reporting requirements in cases of such offenses, and the expansion of the central child abuse and maltreatment register, and provides for the repeal of a provision of the social services law relating thereto.

2009-S5569 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S5569 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5569

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 18, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. HASSELL-THOMPSON -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, the penal  law,  the  social
  services  law,  and  the  civil practice law and rules, in relation to
  enacting the Child Sexual Abuse Reform Act; providing for  the  elimi-
  nation  and  extending  of  certain statutes of limitations related to
  sexual offenses against children, the expansion of reporting  require-
  ments  in  cases  of  such  offenses, and the expansion of the central
  child abuse and maltreatment register; and providing for the repeal of
  certain provisions upon expiration thereof

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

  Section  1.  This  act  shall  be known and may be cited as the "Child
Sexual Abuse Reform Act".
  S 2. Subdivision 3 of section 30.10 of the criminal procedure  law  is
amended by adding a new paragraph (h) to read as follows:
  (H)  A  PROSECUTION  FOR  THE  OFFENSE OF HINDERING PROSECUTION IN THE
THIRD DEGREE AS DEFINED IN SECTION 205.55 OF THE  PENAL  LAW,  HINDERING
PROSECUTION  IN  THE  SECOND  DEGREE AS DEFINED IN SECTION 205.60 OF THE
PENAL LAW, AND HINDERING PROSECUTION IN THE FIRST DEGREE AS  DEFINED  IN
SECTION  205.65  OF  THE PENAL LAW, WHERE SUCH OFFENSE INVOLVES A SEXUAL
OFFENSE AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY OF THE PENAL LAW  WHICH
IS  COMMITTED AGAINST A CHILD LESS THAN EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE, INCEST AS
DEFINED IN ARTICLE TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE OF  THE  PENAL  LAW  WHICH  IS
COMMITTED  AGAINST  A CHILD LESS THAN EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE, OR USE OF A
CHILD IN A SEXUAL PERFORMANCE AS DEFINED IN SECTION 263.05 OF THE  PENAL
LAW, MAY BE COMMENCED AT ANY TIME.
  S  3.  Subdivision  7 of section 10.00 of the penal law, as amended by
chapter 791 of the laws of 1967, is amended to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00988-01-9

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