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                                  8510

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             October 9, 2015
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Introduced  by  M.  of A. ORTIZ, ARROYO, CLARK, GALEF, GUNTHER -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A. HOOPER --  read  once  and  referred  to  the
  Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to prostitution crimes

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

  Section 1. Section 230.30 of the penal law, as amended by chapter  627
of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows:
S 230.30 Promoting prostitution in the second degree.
  A person is guilty of promoting prostitution in the second degree when
he knowingly:
  1.  Advances  prostitution  by  compelling a person by force or intim-
idation to engage in prostitution, or profits from such coercive conduct
by another; [or]
  2. Advances or profits from prostitution of a person less than sixteen
years old[.];
  3. COMMITS THE CRIME OF PROMOTING PROSTITUTION IN THE THIRD DEGREE AND
THE MANAGING, SUPERVISING, CONTROLLING OR  OWNING  OF  THE  PROSTITUTION
BUSINESS  OR  ENTERPRISE  INVOLVING  PROSTITUTION INVOLVES THE USE OF AN
INTERNET WEBSITE; OR
  4. COMMITS THE CRIME OF PROMOTING PROSTITUTION IN THE THIRD DEGREE AND
HE OR SHE HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY CONVICTED OF THE CRIME OF PROMOTING  PROS-
TITUTION IN THE THIRD DEGREE FOUR OR MORE TIMES.
  Promoting prostitution in the second degree is a class C felony.
  S  2.  Section 230.05 of the penal law, as added by chapter 627 of the
laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows:
S 230.05 Patronizing a prostitute in the second degree.
  A person is guilty of patronizing a prostitute in  the  second  degree
when, being over eighteen years of age, he [patronizes] OR SHE:
  1.  PATRONIZES  a  prostitute  and  the person patronized is less than
fourteen years of age; OR

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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  2. HE OR SHE COMMITS THE CRIME OF  PATRONIZING  A  PROSTITUTE  IN  THE
FOURTH  DEGREE OR PATRONIZING A PROSTITUTE IN THE THIRD DEGREE AND HE OR
SHE HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY CONVICTED OF THE CRIME OF PATRONIZING A  PROSTI-
TUTE  IN  THE  FOURTH  DEGREE  OR  PATRONIZING A PROSTITUTE IN THE THIRD
DEGREE, OR ANY COMBINATION OF SUCH CRIMES, FOUR OR MORE TIMES.
  Patronizing a prostitute in the second degree is a class E felony.
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.