Assembly Bill A6158

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to the penalty for the offense of predatory sexual assault against a child

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-A6158 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5610
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§70.00, 70.06 & 70.40, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A8447
2011-2012: A2041
2015-2016: A1686, S1083
2017-2018: S2088
2019-2020: S383
2021-2022: S231
2023-2024: S3391

2013-A6158 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the penalty for the offense of predatory sexual assault against a child; provides for lifetime parole for such felons.

2013-A6158 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6158

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 15, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. TEDISCO, McDONOUGH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of
  A.  BARCLAY,  BUTLER,  CERETTO,  CROUCH,  FINCH,  FITZPATRICK, GIGLIO,
  HAWLEY, KOLB, P. LOPEZ, McKEVITT,  McLAUGHLIN,  OAKS,  PALMESANO,  RA,
  RABBITT,  RAIA,  REILICH,  SALADINO,  TENNEY,  THIELE -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to sentence  of  imprisonment
  for the offense of predatory sexual assault against a child

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

  Section 1. Subparagraph (ii) of paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision  3  of
section 70.00 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 107 of the laws of
2006, is amended to read as follows:
  (ii)  For  a  class A-II felony, such minimum period shall not be less
than three years nor more than eight years four months, except that  for
the  class A-II felony of predatory sexual assault as defined in section
130.95 of this chapter [or the class A-II  felony  of  predatory  sexual
assault  against  a child as defined in section 130.96 of this chapter,]
such minimum period shall be not less than ten years nor more than twen-
ty-five years AND FOR THE CLASS A-II FELONY OF PREDATORY SEXUAL  ASSAULT
AGAINST  A CHILD AS DEFINED IN SECTION 130.96 OF THIS CHAPTER SUCH MINI-
MUM PERIOD SHALL BE NOT LESS THAN TWENTY-FIVE YEARS AND THE MAXIMUM TERM
SHALL BE LIFE IMPRISONMENT.
  S 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 4 of section 70.06 of the penal law,
as amended by chapter 107 of the laws of 2006, is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  (a)  The  minimum  period of imprisonment for a second felony offender
convicted of a class A-II felony must be fixed by the court at  no  less
than  six  years and not to exceed twelve and one-half years and must be
specified in the sentence, except that for  the  class  A-II  felony  of
predatory  sexual  assault  as defined in section 130.95 of this chapter
[or the class A-II felony of predatory sexual assault against a child as

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08099-01-3
              

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