Assembly Bill A4592A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Enacts the "protect our children act"; repealer

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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-A4592 - Details

Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §125.25 sub 5, amd Pen L, generally; amd §§30.30, 180.85, 190.25 & 700.05, CP L; amd §509-cc, V & T L; amd §4-1.6, EPT L; amd §§358-a & 384-b, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A10026

2015-A4592 - Summary

Enacts the "protect our children act"; establishes certain offenses relating to murder of and violence against a child, obstructing the location of a missing child and concealment of a death.

2015-A4592 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  4592

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 3, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the penal law, the criminal procedure law,  the  vehicle
  and  traffic  law,  the  estates, powers and trusts law and the social
  services law, in relation to establishing the offenses  of  aggravated
  murder  of  a  child, aggravated abuse of a child in the third degree,
  aggravated abuse of a child in the second degree, aggravated abuse  of
  a  child  in  the  first  degree,  aggravated manslaughter of a child,
  aggravated endangering the welfare of a child, aggravated murder of  a
  child, obstructing the location of a missing child, and concealment of
  a  death;  and  to repeal subdivision 5 of section 125.25 of the penal
  law relating to the murder of a person under 14 years of age while  in
  the course of committing certain sex offenses

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

  Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
the "protect our children act".
  S  2.  Section  10.00  of  the  penal law is amended by adding two new
subdivisions 22 and 23 to read as follows:
  22. "PERSON IN A POSITION OF TRUST" MEANS ANY PERSON  WHO  IS  CHARGED
WITH  ANY  DUTY  OR  RESPONSIBILITY  FOR THE HEALTH, EDUCATION, WELFARE,
SUPERVISION OR CARE OF ANOTHER PERSON, EITHER INDEPENDENTLY  OR  THROUGH
ANOTHER PERSON, NO MATTER HOW BRIEF.
  23. "CHILD ABUSE OFFENSE" MEANS:
  (A)  PATRONIZING  A  PROSTITUTE  IN  THE  SECOND  DEGREE AS DEFINED IN
SECTION 230.05; PATRONIZING A PROSTITUTE IN THE FIRST DEGREE AS  DEFINED
IN  SECTION  230.06;  PROMOTING  PROSTITUTION  IN  THE  SECOND DEGREE AS
DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION 230.30; PROMOTING PROSTITUTION  IN
THE  FIRST  DEGREE  AS DEFINED IN SECTION 230.32; DISSEMINATING INDECENT
MATERIAL TO MINORS IN THE SECOND DEGREE AS DEFINED  IN  SECTION  235.21;
DISSEMINATING INDECENT MATERIAL TO MINORS IN THE FIRST DEGREE AS DEFINED

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02814-01-5
              

2015-A4592A - Details

Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §125.25 sub 5, amd Pen L, generally; amd §§30.30, 180.85, 190.25 & 700.05, CP L; amd §509-cc, V & T L; amd §4-1.6, EPT L; amd §§358-a & 384-b, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A10026

2015-A4592A - Summary

Enacts the "protect our children act"; establishes certain offenses relating to murder of and violence against a child, obstructing the location of a missing child and concealment of a death.

2015-A4592A - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 4592--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 3, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. CLARK -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Codes -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to amend the penal law, the criminal procedure law, the vehicle
  and traffic law, the estates, powers and trusts  law  and  the  social
  services  law,  in relation to establishing the offenses of aggravated
  murder of a child, aggravated abuse of a child in  the  third  degree,
  aggravated  abuse of a child in the second degree, aggravated abuse of
  a child in the first  degree,  aggravated  manslaughter  of  a  child,
  aggravated  endangering the welfare of a child, aggravated murder of a
  child, obstructing the location of a missing child, and concealment of
  a death; and to repeal subdivision 5 of section 125.25  of  the  penal
  law  relating to the murder of a person under 14 years of age while in
  the course of committing certain sex offenses

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

  Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
the "protect our children act".
  S 2. Section 10.00 of the penal law  is  amended  by  adding  two  new
subdivisions 22 and 23 to read as follows:
  22.  "PERSON  IN  A POSITION OF TRUST" MEANS ANY PERSON WHO IS CHARGED
WITH ANY DUTY OR RESPONSIBILITY  FOR  THE  HEALTH,  EDUCATION,  WELFARE,
SUPERVISION  OR  CARE OF ANOTHER PERSON, EITHER INDEPENDENTLY OR THROUGH
ANOTHER PERSON, NO MATTER HOW BRIEF.
  23. "CHILD ABUSE OFFENSE" MEANS:
  (A) PATRONIZING A PROSTITUTE  IN  THE  SECOND  DEGREE  AS  DEFINED  IN
SECTION  230.05; PATRONIZING A PROSTITUTE IN THE FIRST DEGREE AS DEFINED
IN SECTION 230.06;  PROMOTING  PROSTITUTION  IN  THE  SECOND  DEGREE  AS
DEFINED  IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION 230.30; PROMOTING PROSTITUTION IN
THE FIRST DEGREE AS DEFINED IN SECTION  230.32;  DISSEMINATING  INDECENT
MATERIAL  TO  MINORS  IN THE SECOND DEGREE AS DEFINED IN SECTION 235.21;

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02814-03-5
              

2015-A4592B (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §125.25 sub 5, amd Pen L, generally; amd §§30.30, 180.85, 190.25 & 700.05, CP L; amd §509-cc, V & T L; amd §4-1.6, EPT L; amd §§358-a & 384-b, Soc Serv L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A10026

2015-A4592B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the "protect our children act"; establishes certain offenses relating to murder of and violence against a child, obstructing the location of a missing child and concealment of a death.

2015-A4592B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 4592--B

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 3, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. CLARK -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Codes -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as
  amended  and  recommitted  to  said  committee  --  recommitted to the
  Committee on Codes in accordance with  Assembly  Rule  3,  sec.  2  --
  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and
  recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the penal law, the criminal procedure law,  the  vehicle
  and  traffic  law,  the  estates, powers and trusts law and the social
  services law, in relation to establishing the offenses  of  aggravated
  murder  of  a  child, aggravated abuse of a child in the third degree,
  aggravated abuse of a child in the second degree, aggravated abuse  of
  a  child  in  the  first  degree,  aggravated manslaughter of a child,
  aggravated endangering the welfare of a child, aggravated murder of  a
  child,  and obstructing the location of a missing child; and to repeal
  subdivision 5 of section 125.25 of  the  penal  law  relating  to  the
  murder  of  a  person  under  14  years  of age while in the course of
  committing certain sex offenses

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

  Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
the "protect our children act".
  S 2. Section 10.00 of the penal law  is  amended  by  adding  two  new
subdivisions 22 and 23 to read as follows:
  22.  "PERSON  IN  A POSITION OF TRUST" MEANS ANY PERSON WHO IS CHARGED
WITH ANY DUTY OR RESPONSIBILITY  FOR  THE  HEALTH,  EDUCATION,  WELFARE,
SUPERVISION  OR  CARE OF ANOTHER PERSON, EITHER INDEPENDENTLY OR THROUGH
ANOTHER PERSON, NO MATTER HOW BRIEF.
  23. "CHILD ABUSE OFFENSE" MEANS:
  (A) PATRONIZING A PROSTITUTE  IN  THE  SECOND  DEGREE  AS  DEFINED  IN
SECTION  230.05; PATRONIZING A PROSTITUTE IN THE FIRST DEGREE AS DEFINED
IN SECTION 230.06;  PROMOTING  PROSTITUTION  IN  THE  SECOND  DEGREE  AS

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02814-07-6
              

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