Assembly Bill A6092A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Establishes the crime of concealment of a human corpse

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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
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    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A6092 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §195.02, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9358
2015-2016: A4085

2013-A6092 - Summary

Establishes the crime of concealment of a human corpse.

2013-A6092 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6092

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 14, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SCHIMMINGER -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the crime  of
  concealment of a death

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

  Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Amanda  Lynn's
Law".
  S  2.  The penal law is amended by adding a new section 190.18 to read
as follows:
S 190.18 CONCEALMENT OF A DEATH.
  A PERSON IS GUILTY OF CONCEALMENT OF A DEATH WHEN HE OR SHE  KNOWINGLY
MOVES  OR  OTHERWISE  CONCEALS  A  HUMAN CORPSE SO THAT DISCOVERY OF THE
DEATH OF SUCH PERSON WILL BE HINDERED.
  CONCEALMENT OF A DEATH IS A CLASS D FELONY.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04716-01-3

2013-A6092A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §195.02, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9358
2015-2016: A4085

2013-A6092A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the crime of concealment of a human corpse.

2013-A6092A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 6092--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 14, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SCHIMMINGER -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Codes --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the crime of
  concealment of a human corpse

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

  Section 1.  This act shall be known and may be cited as "Amanda Lynn's
Law"
  S  2.  The penal law is amended by adding a new section 195.02 to read
as follows:
S 195.02 CONCEALMENT OF A HUMAN CORPSE.
  A PERSON IS GUILTY OF CONCEALMENT OF A HUMAN CORPSE WHEN, ACTING  WITH
THE BELIEF THAT A HUMAN CORPSE OR A PART THEREOF WILL BE PRODUCED FOR OR
USED AS PHYSICAL EVIDENCE IN AN OFFICIAL PROCEEDING OR PROSPECTIVE OFFI-
CIAL  PROCEEDING,  SUCH  PERSON,  ALONE  OR  IN  CONCERT  WITH  ANOTHER,
CONCEALS, ALTERS OR DESTROYS SUCH CORPSE OR PART THEREOF WITH THE INTENT
TO PREVENT ITS PRODUCTION, USE OR DISCOVERY.
  CONCEALMENT OF A HUMAN CORPSE IS A CLASS E FELONY.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04716-05-3

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