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Senate Bill S5858
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
(R, IP) Senate District
2011-S5858 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง260.35, Pen L
- Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
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S2998
2011-S5858 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S5858 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the crime of failure to report the death or disappearance of a child SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section one adds a new section 260.35 to the penal law. Subsection one creates the crime of failure to report the death or disappearance of a child when the parent, guardian or other person legally charged with the care or custody of a child less than eighteen years old knowingly or intentionally fails to notify and report to law enforcement within twenty-four hours of the death of such child, regardless of whether such death was accidental or intentional; or the disappearance of such child. Subsection two provides that a person is not guilty of this crime when he or she fails to report the death or disappearance of a child with the intent that the child be safe from physical injury, or the child dies while under medical care from a duly licensed physician. The crime of failure to report the death or disappearance of a child is a class D felony. REASONS FOR SUPPORT:
2011-S5858 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 5858 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E July 8, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. ADAMS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the crime of failure to report the death or disappearance of a child THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 260.35 to read as follows: S 260.35 FAILURE TO REPORT THE DEATH OR DISAPPEARANCE OF A CHILD. 1. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF FAILURE TO REPORT THE DEATH OR DISAPPEARANCE OF A CHILD WHEN: (A) HE OR SHE IS THE PARENT, GUARDIAN OR OTHER PERSON LEGALLY CHARGED WITH THE CARE OR CUSTODY OF A CHILD LESS THAN EIGHTEEN YEARS OLD AND KNOWINGLY OR INTENTIONALLY FAILS TO NOTIFY AND REPORT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT IN A TIMELY MANNER OF TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OR LESS THE DEATH OF SUCH CHILD, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER SUCH DEATH WAS ACCIDENTAL OR INTENTIONAL; OR (B) HE OR SHE IS THE PARENT, GUARDIAN OR OTHER PERSON LEGALLY CHARGED WITH THE CARE OR CUSTODY OF A CHILD LESS THAN EIGHTEEN YEARS OLD AND KNOWINGLY OR INTENTIONALLY FAILS TO NOTIFY AND REPORT TO LAW ENFORCEMENT IN A TIMELY MANNER OF TWENTY-FOUR HOURS OR LESS OF THE DISAPPEARANCE OF SUCH CHILD. 2. A PERSON IS NOT GUILTY OF THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION WHEN HE OR SHE ENGAGES IN THE CONDUCT DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION: (A) WITH THE INTENT THAT THE CHILD BE SAFE FROM PHYSICAL INJURY; OR (B) THE CHILD DIES WHILE UNDER MEDICAL CARE FROM A DULY LICENSED PHYSICIAN. FAILURE TO REPORT THE DEATH OR DISAPPEARANCE OF A CHILD IS A CLASS D FELONY. S 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD13256-01-1
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