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Senate Bill S2957A

Signed By Governor

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Establishes the crime of concealment of a human corpse

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2015-S2957 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4085
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §195.02, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S6489, A9358
2013-2014: S1590, A6092

2015-S2957 - Summary

Enacts "Amanda Lynn's Law"; establishes the crime of concealment of a human corpse as a class E felony.

2015-S2957 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2957 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2957

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 30, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed 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.
                                                           LBD02764-01-5

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2015-S2957A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4085
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §195.02, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S6489, A9358
2013-2014: S1590, A6092

2015-S2957A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts "Amanda Lynn's Law"; establishes the crime of concealment of a human corpse as a class E felony.

2015-S2957A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2957A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 2957--A
    Cal. No. 225

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 30, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. ORTT, DeFRANCISCO, FUNKE, SERINO -- read twice and
  ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee  on
  Codes  -- reported favorably from said committee, ordered to first and
  second report, ordered to a third reading, passed by Senate and deliv-
  ered to the Assembly, recalled, vote reconsidered, restored  to  third
  reading,  amended  and  ordered  reprinted, retaining its place in the
  order of third reading

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, HAVING A
REASONABLE EXPECTATION THAT A HUMAN CORPSE OR A  PART  THEREOF  WILL  BE
PRODUCED  FOR  OR USED AS PHYSICAL EVIDENCE IN: (A) AN OFFICIAL PROCEED-
ING; (B) AN AUTOPSY AS PART OF A CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION; OR (C) AN EXAM-
INATION BY LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL AS  PART  OF  A  CRIMINAL  INVESTI-
GATION;  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.
                                                           LBD02764-04-5

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