Assembly Bill A4085A

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Establishes the crime of concealment of a human corpse

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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-A4085 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2957
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §195.02, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9358, S6489
2013-2014: A6092, S1590

2015-A4085 - Summary

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

2015-A4085 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4085

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 29, 2015
                               ___________

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

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, ACTING WITH
THE BELIEF THAT A HUMAN CORPSE OR A PART THEREOF WILL BE PRODUCED FOR OR
USED AS PHYSICAL EVIDENCE IN AN OFFICIAL PROCEEDING OR PROSPECTIVE OFFI-
CIAL  PROCEEDING,  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.
                                                           LBD02764-02-5

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2015-A4085A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2957
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §195.02, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9358, S6489
2013-2014: A6092, S1590

2015-A4085A (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2015-A4085A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 4085--A
                                                        Cal. No. 252

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 29, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. SCHIMMINGER, ABINANTI -- read once and referred
  to the Committee on Codes -- passed by Assembly and delivered  to  the
  Senate,  recalled  from  the  Senate, vote reconsidered, bill amended,
  ordered reprinted, retaining its place on 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.
                                                           LBD02764-03-5

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