Assembly Bill A10093

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Terminates the parental rights of a person convicted of rape resulting in the conception of 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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2015-A10093 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §130.92, Pen L; add Art 5 Part 6 §566, Fam Ct Act
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A3068
2017-2018: A5299
2019-2020: A7028

2015-A10093 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Terminates the parental rights with respect to a specific child of a person convicted of rape that resulted in the conception of such child.

2015-A10093 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  10093

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              May 10, 2016
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the penal law and the family court act, in  relation  to
  terminating  the parental rights with respect to a specific child of a
  person convicted of rape that resulted in the conception of such child

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

  Section  1. Section 130.92 of the penal law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 4 to read as follows:
  4. THE PARENTAL RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES WITH  RESPECT TO  A  CHILD
OF  A  PARENT  CONVICTED  OF  THE  CRIME  OF RAPE IN THE FIRST DEGREE AS
DEFINED IN SECTION 130.35 OF THIS ARTICLE, RAPE IN THE SECOND DEGREE  AS
DEFINED  IN  SECTION 130.30 OF THIS ARTICLE, OR RAPE IN THE THIRD DEGREE
AS DEFINED IN SECTION 130.25 OF  THIS  ARTICLE,  THAT  RESULTED  IN  THE
CONCEPTION  OF  SUCH  CHILD MAY BE TERMINATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION
FIVE HUNDRED SIXTY-SIX OF THE FAMILY COURT ACT.
  S 2. Article 5 of the family court act is amended by adding a new part
6 to read as follows:
                                  PART 6
             TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS UPON CONVICTION
SECTION 566. TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS  AND  RESPONSIBILITIES  UPON
               CONVICTION FOR RAPE.
  S  566.  TERMINATION  OF  PARENTAL  RIGHTS  AND  RESPONSIBILITIES UPON
CONVICTION FOR RAPE. (A) THE PARENTAL RIGHTS AND  RESPONSIBILITIES  WITH
RESPECT  TO  A SPECIFIC CHILD OF A PARENT CONVICTED OF THE CRIME OF RAPE
IN THE FIRST DEGREE AS DEFINED IN SECTION 130.35 OF THE PENAL LAW,  RAPE
IN  THE  SECOND DEGREE AS DEFINED IN SECTION 130.30 OF THE PENAL LAW, OR
RAPE IN THE THIRD DEGREE AS DEFINED IN SECTION 130.25 OF THE PENAL  LAW,
THAT  RESULTED  IN  THE  CONCEPTION  OF  SUCH CHILD MAY BE TERMINATED IN
ACCORDANCE WITH THIS SECTION.
  (B) THE PETITION FOR TERMINATION MAY BE FILED BY THE OTHER PARENT  OR,
IF  THE  OTHER  PARENT  IS  A MINOR, THE PARENT OR GUARDIAN OF THE OTHER
PARENT.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08608-01-5

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