Assembly Bill A3668A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Raises the age of criminal responsibility to eighteen; repealer

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  • Delivered to Governor
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2013-A3668 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §725.20 sub 2 ¶(f), amd CP L, generally; amd §§507-d & 530, Exec L; amd §§117, 158, 301.2, 305.1, 305.2, 311.1 & 352.2, add §§325.5 & 353.7, Fam Ct Act; amd §§10.00, 30.00. 60.10, 70.05 & 70.30, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9424
2015-2016: A2774
2017-2018: A4935

2013-A3668 - Summary

Raises the age of criminal responsibility to eighteen years of age.

2013-A3668 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3668

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 28, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  LENTOL,  WEINSTEIN,  AUBRY  -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, the executive law, the fami-
  ly court act and the penal law, in relation  to  raising  the  age  of
  criminal responsibility; and to repeal certain provisions of the crim-
  inal procedure law, relating thereto

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

  Section 1.  Subdivision 42 of section 1.20 of the  criminal  procedure
law,  as amended by chapter 7 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as
follows:
  42. "Juvenile offender" means, WHERE PROSECUTION IS AUTHORIZED BY LAW,
INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO SECTION 726.05 OF THIS CHAPTER AND  SECTION
325.5  OF  THE FAMILY COURT ACT: (1) a person, thirteen years old who is
criminally responsible for acts constituting murder in the second degree
as defined in subdivisions one and two of section 125.25  of  the  penal
law,  or  such  conduct as a sexually motivated felony, where authorized
pursuant to section 130.91 of the penal law; and (2) a  person  fourteen
[or], fifteen, SIXTEEN, OR SEVENTEEN years old who is criminally respon-
sible  for  acts constituting the crimes defined in subdivisions one and
two of section 125.25 (murder in the second degree) and  in  subdivision
three  of such section provided that the underlying crime for the murder
charge is one for which such person is criminally  responsible;  section
135.25  (kidnapping  in  the  first  degree); 150.20 (arson in the first
degree); subdivisions one and two of  section  120.10  (assault  in  the
first  degree);  125.20 (manslaughter in the first degree); subdivisions
one and two of section 130.35 (rape in the first  degree);  subdivisions
one and two of section 130.50 (criminal sexual act in the first degree);
130.70  (aggravated  sexual abuse in the first degree); 140.30 (burglary
in the first degree); subdivision one of section 140.25 (burglary in the
second degree); 150.15 (arson in the second degree); 160.15 (robbery  in

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04048-01-3
              

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2013-A3668A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Rules
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §725.20 sub 2 ¶(f), amd CP L, generally; amd §§507-d & 530, Exec L; amd §§117, 158, 301.2, 305.1, 305.2, 311.1 & 352.2, add §§325.5 & 353.7, Fam Ct Act; amd §§10.00, 30.00. 60.10, 70.05 & 70.30, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9424
2015-2016: A2774
2017-2018: A4935

2013-A3668A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Raises the age of criminal responsibility to eighteen years of age.

2013-A3668A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 3668--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 28, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. LENTOL, WEINSTEIN, AUBRY, HEVESI, CLARK, SCARBOR-
  OUGH,  RODRIGUEZ, LUPARDO, ZEBROWSKI, SEPULVEDA, PICHARDO, ABINANTI --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of  A.  MAYER,  SOLAGES  --  read  once  and
  referred  to the Committee on Codes -- recommitted to the Committee on
  Codes in  accordance  with  Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, the executive law, the fami-
  ly  court  act  and  the  penal law, in relation to raising the age of
  criminal responsibility; and to repeal certain provisions of the crim-
  inal procedure law, relating thereto

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

  Section  1.   Subdivision 42 of section 1.20 of the criminal procedure
law, as amended by chapter 7 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read  as
follows:
  42. "Juvenile offender" means, WHERE PROSECUTION IS AUTHORIZED BY LAW,
INCLUDING  BUT NOT LIMITED TO SECTION 726.05 OF THIS CHAPTER AND SECTION
325.5 OF THE FAMILY COURT ACT: (1) a person, thirteen years old  who  is
criminally responsible for acts constituting murder in the second degree
as  defined  in  subdivisions one and two of section 125.25 of the penal
law, or such conduct as a sexually motivated  felony,  where  authorized
pursuant  to  section 130.91 of the penal law; and (2) a person fourteen
[or], fifteen, SIXTEEN, OR SEVENTEEN years old who is criminally respon-
sible for acts constituting the crimes defined in subdivisions  one  and
two  of  section 125.25 (murder in the second degree) and in subdivision
three of such section provided that the underlying crime for the  murder
charge  is  one for which such person is criminally responsible; section
135.25 (kidnapping in the first degree);  150.20  (arson  in  the  first
degree);  subdivisions  one  and  two  of section 120.10 (assault in the
first degree); 125.20 (manslaughter in the first  degree);  subdivisions

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04048-02-4
              

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