Assembly Bill A3174A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to prostitution offenses; creates the new crimes of unlawful prostitution and sexual exploitation of a child

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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2013-A3174 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S559
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Pen L, generally; amd §168-a, Cor L; amd §§60.42, 160.10 & 380.50, CP L; amd §§61, 62 & 64, Civ Rts L; amd §344.4, Fam Ct Act; amd §10.03, Ment Hyg L; amd §353, Mult Dwell L; amd §2324-a, Pub Health L; amd §715, RPAP L; amd §231, RP L; amd §509-cc, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1986
2011-2012: S116
2015-2016: S112
2017-2018: S4937, S8702

2013-A3174 - Summary

Relates to prostitution offenses; creates the new crimes of unlawful prostitution and sexual exploitation of a child.

2013-A3174 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  3174

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 23, 2013
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the penal law, the correction law, the  criminal  proce-
  dure  law,  the  civil  rights  law,  the family court act, the mental
  hygiene law, the multiple dwelling law, the  public  health  law,  the
  real  property  actions and proceedings law, the real property law and
  the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to prostitution offenses  and
  creating the crime of sexual exploitation of a child

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

  Section 1. Section 230.00 of the penal law, as amended by chapter  169
of the laws of 1969, is amended to read as follows:
S 230.00 [Prostitution] CRIMINAL PROSTITUTION.
  A  person  is  guilty  of  CRIMINAL prostitution when, BEING SEVENTEEN
YEARS OLD OR MORE, such person engages or agrees or offers to engage  in
sexual conduct with another person in return for a fee.
  [Prostitution] CRIMINAL PROSTITUTION is a class B [Misdemeanor] MISDE-
MEANOR.
  S  2.  The penal law is amended by adding a new section 230.01 to read
as follows:
S 230.01 UNLAWFUL PROSTITUTION.
  A PERSON IS GUILTY OF UNLAWFUL  PROSTITUTION  WHEN,  BEING  LESS  THAN
SEVENTEEN  YEARS  OLD, SUCH PERSON ENGAGES OR AGREES OR OFFERS TO ENGAGE
IN SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH ANOTHER PERSON IN RETURN FOR A FEE.
  UNLAWFUL PROSTITUTION IS A  VIOLATION,  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT  ANY
PERSON  WHO  HAS  PREVIOUSLY  BEEN  CONVICTED OF A CRIME DEFINED IN THIS
ARTICLE OR SECTION 240.37 OF THIS PART SHALL BE  GUILTY  OF  A  CLASS  B
MISDEMEANOR.
  S  3. Sections 230.05 and 230.06 of the penal law, as added by chapter
627 of the laws of 1978, are amended to read as follows:
S 230.05 Patronizing a prostitute in the second degree.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00400-01-3
              

2013-A3174A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S559
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Pen L, generally; amd §168-a, Cor L; amd §§60.42, 160.10 & 380.50, CP L; amd §§61, 62 & 64, Civ Rts L; amd §344.4, Fam Ct Act; amd §10.03, Ment Hyg L; amd §353, Mult Dwell L; amd §2324-a, Pub Health L; amd §715, RPAP L; amd §231, RP L; amd §509-cc, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1986
2011-2012: S116
2015-2016: S112
2017-2018: S4937, S8702

2013-A3174A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to prostitution offenses; creates the new crimes of unlawful prostitution and sexual exploitation of a child.

2013-A3174A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 3174--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 23, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SEPULVEDA  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Codes -- recommitted to the Committee on Codes in accord-
  ance with Assembly Rule  3,  sec.  2  --  committee  discharged,  bill
  amended,  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said commit-
  tee

AN ACT to amend the penal law, the correction law, the  criminal  proce-
  dure  law,  the  civil  rights  law,  the family court act, the mental
  hygiene law, the multiple dwelling law, the  public  health  law,  the
  real  property  actions and proceedings law, the real property law and
  the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to prostitution offenses  and
  creating the crime of sexual exploitation of a child

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

  Section 1. Section 230.00 of the penal law, as amended by chapter  169
of the laws of 1969, is amended to read as follows:
S 230.00 [Prostitution] CRIMINAL PROSTITUTION.
  A  person  is  guilty  of  CRIMINAL prostitution when, BEING SEVENTEEN
YEARS OLD OR MORE, such person engages or agrees or offers to engage  in
sexual conduct with another person in return for a fee.
  [Prostitution] CRIMINAL PROSTITUTION is a class B [Misdemeanor] MISDE-
MEANOR.
  S  2.  The penal law is amended by adding a new section 230.01 to read
as follows:
S 230.01 UNLAWFUL PROSTITUTION.
  A PERSON IS GUILTY OF UNLAWFUL  PROSTITUTION  WHEN,  BEING  LESS  THAN
SEVENTEEN  YEARS  OLD, SUCH PERSON ENGAGES OR AGREES OR OFFERS TO ENGAGE
IN SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH ANOTHER PERSON IN RETURN FOR A FEE.
  UNLAWFUL PROSTITUTION IS A  VIOLATION,  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,  THAT  ANY
PERSON  WHO  HAS  PREVIOUSLY  BEEN  CONVICTED OF A CRIME DEFINED IN THIS
ARTICLE OR SECTION 240.37 OF THIS PART SHALL BE  GUILTY  OF  A  CLASS  B
MISDEMEANOR.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00400-03-4
              

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