Senate Bill S6436

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Eliminates statute of limitations in criminal actions for certain sex offenses committed against a child less than eighteen years of age

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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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2015-S6436 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8567
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §30.10, CP L

2015-S6436 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Eliminates statute of limitations in criminal actions for certain sex offenses committed against a child less than eighteen years of age.

2015-S6436 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6436 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6436

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 13, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. HOYLMAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to  the  timeli-
  ness of prosecutions for certain sex offenses

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (f) of subdivision 3  of  section  30.10  of  the
criminal  procedure  law, as separately amended by chapters 3 and 320 of
the laws of 2006, is amended to read as follows:
  (f) [For purposes of a] A prosecution involving a  sexual  offense  as
defined  in  article  one  hundred thirty of the penal law, other than a
sexual offense delineated in paragraph (a) of subdivision  two  of  this
section,  committed  against  a  child  less than eighteen years of age,
incest in the first, second or  third  degree  as  defined  in  sections
255.27,  255.26  and  255.25  of the penal law committed against a child
less than eighteen years of age, or use of a child in a sexual  perform-
ance as defined in section 263.05 of the penal law[, the period of limi-
tation  shall  not  begin  to run until the child has reached the age of
eighteen or the offense is reported  to  a  law  enforcement  agency  or
statewide  central  register  of child abuse and maltreatment, whichever
occurs earlier] MAY BE COMMENCED AT ANY TIME.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11998-02-5

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