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Senate Bill S2417
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
(D, IP) Senate District
(D, WF) Senate District
2011-S2417 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §§120.05, 120.10, 120.25, 125.20 & 260.10, add §§120.19 & 260.12, Pen L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S1178
2013-2014: S1545
2011-S2417 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Increases penalties for certain crimes against persons under 16 years of age; creates new crimes of aggravated assault upon a person under 16 years of age and endangering the welfare of a child in the first and second degrees where the perpetrator is 18 years of age or older.
2011-S2417 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2417 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to crimes against persons under sixteen years of age PURPOSE: Provides enhanced penalties for persons who commit acts of violence against children. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Amends Articles 120, 125 and 260 of the Penal Law by increasing penalties for violent acts when the victim is under age 16 and the perpetrator is 18 years of age or older. JUSTIFICATION: Although violence against children has existed for centuries, today we recognize the serious long-term consequences of such abuse. Violence, including physical and emotional abuse, and neglect is unfortunately a reality for many children. Each year more than 900,000 children and adolescents are added to the abuse rolls of various social agencies in the United States. Child abuse and neglect reports have increased in recent years. Many studies have linked child abuse and neglect with later behavioral
2011-S2417 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2417 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 20, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sens. PERKINS, DIAZ, HASSELL-THOMPSON, SMITH -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to crimes against persons under sixteen years of age THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 120.05 of the penal law is amended by adding a new subdivision 13 to read as follows: 13. BEING EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AND WITH INTENT TO CAUSE PHYSICAL INJURY TO ANOTHER PERSON, HE OR SHE CAUSES PHYSICAL INJURY TO A PERSON UNDER SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE. S 2. Subdivision 4 of section 120.10 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 791 of the laws of 1967, is amended and two new subdivisions 5 and 6 are added to read as follows: 4. In the course of and in furtherance of the commission or attempted commission of a felony or of immediate flight therefrom, he, or another participant if there be any, causes serious physical injury to a person other than one of the participants[.]; OR 5. BEING EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AND WITH INTENT TO CAUSE PHYS- ICAL INJURY TO ANOTHER PERSON, HE OR SHE CAUSES SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY TO A PERSON UNDER SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE; OR 6. BEING EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER AND WITH INTENT TO CAUSE PHYS- ICAL INJURY TO ANOTHER PERSON, HE OR SHE CAUSES PHYSICAL INJURY TO A PERSON UNDER SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE BY MEANS OF A DEADLY WEAPON, A DANGER- OUS INSTRUMENT, OR OTHERWISE WITH DEADLY FORCE. S 3. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 120.19 to read as follows: S 120.19 AGGRAVATED ASSAULT UPON A PERSON UNDER SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE. A PERSON BEING EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER IS GUILTY OF AGGRAVATED ASSAULT UPON A PERSON UNDER SIXTEEN YEARS OF AGE WHEN, WITH INTENT TO EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD07001-01-1
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