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Assembly Bill A7320A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to female genital mutilation

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2013-A7320 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5518
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §130.85, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A47, S3484

2013-A7320 - Summary

Provides a person is guilty of female genital mutilation when a person removes or causes the removal of a person less than 18 years old from the state for the purpose of circumcising, excising or infibulating female genitalia.

2013-A7320 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7320

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 10, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, ZEBROWSKI, CLARK, FAHY, GABRYSZAK, GALEF,
  JACOBS,  JAFFEE,  MAISEL,  MILLER, MILLMAN, ROSENTHAL, ROZIC, SCARBOR-
  OUGH, TITONE, COOK -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO, DINOWITZ,
  GIBSON, GOTTFRIED, GUNTHER, HIKIND, LUPARDO,  MOSLEY,  RIVERA,  STECK,
  SWEENEY,  WEISENBERG  --  read  once  and referred to the Committee on
  Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to female genital mutilation

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

  Section  1. Subdivision 1 of section 130.85 of the penal law, as added
by chapter 618 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows:
  1. A person is guilty of female genital mutilation when:
  (a) a person knowingly circumcises, excises, or infibulates the  whole
or  any  part of the labia majora or labia minora or clitoris of another
person who has not reached eighteen years of age; [or]
  (b) being a parent, guardian or other person legally  responsible  and
charged  with  the  care  or custody of a child less than eighteen years
old, he or she knowingly consents to the circumcision, excision or infi-
bulation of whole or part of such child's labia majora or  labia  minora
or clitoris[.]; OR
  (C)  A  PERSON KNOWINGLY REMOVES OR CAUSES OR PERMITS THE REMOVAL OF A
PERSON LESS THAN EIGHTEEN YEARS OLD FROM THIS STATE FOR THE  PURPOSE  OF
CIRCUMCISING,  EXCISING,  OR  INFIBULATING, THE WHOLE OR ANY PART OF THE
LABIA MAJORA OR LABIA MINORA OR CLITORIS OF SUCH PERSON.
  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.
                                                           LBD10596-01-3

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2013-A7320A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5518
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §130.85, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A47, S3484

2013-A7320A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides a person is guilty of female genital mutilation when a person removes or causes the removal of a person less than 18 years old from the state for the purpose of circumcising, excising or infibulating female genitalia.

2013-A7320A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 7320--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 10, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN, ZEBROWSKI, CLARK, FAHY, GABRYSZAK, GALEF,
  JACOBS,  JAFFEE,  MAISEL,  MILLER, MILLMAN, ROSENTHAL, ROZIC, SCARBOR-
  OUGH, TITONE, COOK, MOYA, HOOPER -- Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.  of  A.
  ARROYO, DINOWITZ, GIBSON, GOTTFRIED, GUNTHER, HIKIND, LUPARDO, MOSLEY,
  PERRY,  RIVERA,  ROBINSON, STECK, SWEENEY, WEISENBERG -- read once and
  referred to the Committee  on  Codes  --  committee  discharged,  bill
  amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
  tee

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to female genital mutilation

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

  Section  1. Subdivision 1 of section 130.85 of the penal law, as added
by chapter 618 of the laws of 1997, is amended to read as follows:
  1. A person is guilty of female genital mutilation when:
  (a) a person knowingly circumcises, excises, or infibulates the  whole
or  any  part of the labia majora or labia minora or clitoris of another
person who has not reached eighteen years of age; [or]
  (b) being a parent, guardian or other person legally  responsible  and
charged  with  the  care  or custody of a child less than eighteen years
old, he or she knowingly consents to the circumcision, excision or infi-
bulation of whole or part of such child's labia majora or  labia  minora
or clitoris[.]; OR
  (C)  A PERSON KNOWINGLY REMOVES OR CAUSES THE REMOVAL OF A PERSON LESS
THAN EIGHTEEN YEARS OLD FROM THIS STATE FOR THE PURPOSE OF CIRCUMCISING,
EXCISING, OR INFIBULATING, THE WHOLE OR ANY PART OF THE LABIA MAJORA  OR
LABIA MINORA OR CLITORIS OF SUCH PERSON.
  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.
                                                           LBD10596-02-3

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