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Assembly Bill A86

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Expands the definition of sexual contact with regard to sex offenses

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2011-A86 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง130.00 & 260.31, Pen L

2011-A86 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Expands the definition of sexual contact with regard to sex offenses; includes the emission of urine or feces by the actor upon any part of the victim, clothed or unclothed.

2011-A86 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   86

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  PAULIN, TITONE, ZEBROWSKI, GALEF, GABRYSZAK,
  JAFFEE, LANCMAN, MAISEL, P. RIVERA -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.
  BOYLAND,  DESTITO,  GUNTHER, LENTOL, PHEFFER, SWEENEY -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to expanding  the  definition
  of sexual contact in regard to sex offenses

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 3 of  section  130.00  of  the  penal  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  193  of  the  laws  of 2010, is amended to read as
follows:
  3. "Sexual contact" means any touching of the sexual or other intimate
parts of a person for the purpose of gratifying sexual desire of  either
party.  It  includes the touching of the actor by the victim, as well as
the touching of the victim by the actor,  whether  directly  or  through
clothing,  as  well  as the emission of ejaculate, URINE OR FECES by the
actor upon any part of the victim, clothed or unclothed.
  S 2. Subdivision 2 of section 260.31 of the penal law, as  amended  by
chapter 193 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
  2. "Sexual contact" means any touching of the sexual or other intimate
parts  of a person for the purpose of gratifying sexual desire of either
party. It includes the touching of the actor by the victim, as  well  as
the  touching  of  the  victim by the actor, whether directly or through
clothing, as well as the emission of ejaculate, URINE OR  FECES  by  the
actor upon any part of the victim, clothed or unclothed.
  S  3.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00673-01-1

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