Assembly Bill A6770A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Creates public lewdness in the second degree, a class A misdemeanor

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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-A6770 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4829
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §245.03, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S4510
2017-2018: S6190
2019-2020: S1774
2021-2022: S4633
2023-2024: S4117

2013-A6770 - Summary

Creates public lewdness in the second degree; makes such crime a class A misdemeanor.

2013-A6770 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6770

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 18, 2013
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to public lewdness

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

  Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 245.03  to
read as follows:
S 245.03 PUBLIC LEWDNESS IN THE SECOND DEGREE.
  A  PERSON IS GUILTY OF PUBLIC LEWDNESS IN THE SECOND DEGREE WHEN HE OR
SHE INTENTIONALLY EXPOSES THE PRIVATE OR INTIMATE PARTS OF  HIS  OR  HER
BODY  IN  A  LEWD  MANNER  OR COMMITS ANY OTHER LEWD ACT (A) IN A PUBLIC
PLACE, OR (B) IN A PRIVATE PREMISES UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH  HE  OR
SHE  MAY  READILY  BE  OBSERVED FROM EITHER A PUBLIC PLACE OR FROM OTHER
PRIVATE PREMISES, AND WITH THE INTENT THAT HE OR SHE BE SO OBSERVED.
  PUBLIC LEWDNESS IN THE SECOND DEGREE IS A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09987-01-3

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2013-A6770A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4829
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §245.03, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S4510
2017-2018: S6190
2019-2020: S1774
2021-2022: S4633
2023-2024: S4117

2013-A6770A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates public lewdness in the second degree; makes such crime a class A misdemeanor.

2013-A6770A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 6770--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             April 18, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. LENTOL, SKARTADOS, BRINDISI, ROBERTS -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A. STECK, WEISENBERG -- 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 public lewdness

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

  Section  1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 245.03 to
read as follows:
S 245.03 PUBLIC LEWDNESS IN THE SECOND DEGREE.
  A PERSON IS GUILTY OF PUBLIC LEWDNESS IN THE SECOND DEGREE WHEN HE  OR
SHE  COMMITS  THE CRIME OF PUBLIC LEWDNESS, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 245.00
OF THIS ARTICLE, AND HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN CONVICTED OF SUCH CRIME  WITHIN
THE PRECEDING THREE YEARS.
  PUBLIC LEWDNESS IN THE SECOND DEGREE IS A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09987-04-3

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