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Assembly Bill A1999

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Requires counseling for minor victims of a sex offense and the parent or guardian of such victims

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2013-A1999 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง625, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A3440
2011-2012: A2728
2015-2016: A1369
2017-2018: A1469
2019-2020: A1253

2013-A1999 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Requires counseling for minor victims of a sex offense and the parent or guardian of such victims.

2013-A1999 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1999

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. CROUCH, McDONOUGH -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Governmental Operations

AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to  mandatory  counseling
  for  minor victims of a sex offense and the parent or guardian of such
  victims

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

  Section 1. Section 625 of the executive law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
  2-A.  NOTWITHSTANDING  ANY INCONSISTENT PROVISION OF THIS ARTICLE, AND
WITHOUT REGARD TO THE FINANCIAL DIFFICULTY OF THE CLAIMANT, A VICTIM  OF
A  SEX  OFFENSE,  AS  SUCH SEX OFFENSE IS DEFINED IN ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED
THIRTY OF THE PENAL LAW, AND THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF  SUCH  VICTIM  IF
SUCH  VICTIM  IS A MINOR, SHALL OBTAIN COUNSELING FROM A PSYCHIATRIST OR
LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST PRIOR TO FILING A CLAIM FOR RECEIPT  OF  AN  AWARD
PURSUANT  TO  THIS  ARTICLE. A LETTER ISSUED FROM SUCH VICTIM'S TREATING
PSYCHIATRIST OR LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST SHALL BE  FILED  ALONG  WITH  SUCH
VICTIM'S CLAIM.
  S  2.  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.
                                                           LBD06368-01-3

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