Assembly Bill A1710

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the facilitation of certain prostitution crimes

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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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2017-A1710 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §230.37, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9597
2013-2014: A170
2015-2016: A1895

2017-A1710 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the facilitation of certain prostitution crimes; increases the maximum term of the indeterminate sentence by one year for certain prostitution crimes where a commercial social networking website, online community or other website is used to facilitate such crime.

2017-A1710 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1710
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 12, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. HEVESI, GRAF -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal  law,  in  relation  to  the  facilitation  of
   certain prostitution crimes
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 230.37  to
 read as follows:
 § 230.37 FACILITATION.
   1.  A  PERSON  COMMITS FACILITATION WHEN HE OR SHE COMMITS A SPECIFIED
 OFFENSE AND USES A COMMERCIAL SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITE, ONLINE COMMUNI-
 TY OR OTHER WEBSITE TO FACILITATE SUCH OFFENSE.
   2.   NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF  LAW,  WHEN  A  PERSON  IS
 CONVICTED  OF  FACILITATION  PURSUANT  TO THIS SECTION AND THE SPECIFIED
 OFFENSE IS A MISDEMEANOR OR FELONY, THE MAXIMUM TERM OF  THE  INDETERMI-
 NATE SENTENCE SHALL BE INCREASED BY ONE YEAR.
   3. A "SPECIFIED OFFENSE" IS AN OFFENSE DEFINED BY ANY OF THE FOLLOWING
 PROVISIONS  OF  THIS  ARTICLE: SECTION 230.20 (PROMOTING PROSTITUTION IN
 THE FOURTH DEGREE), SECTION 230.25 (PROMOTING PROSTITUTION IN THE  THIRD
 DEGREE),  SECTION  230.30 (PROMOTING PROSTITUTION IN THE SECOND DEGREE),
 SECTION 230.32 (PROMOTING PROSTITUTION IN  THE  FIRST  DEGREE),  SECTION
 230.34  (SEX  TRAFFICKING) OR ANY ATTEMPT OR CONSPIRACY TO COMMIT ANY OF
 THE FOREGOING OFFENSES.
   4. AS USED IN THIS SECTION:
   (A) "COMMERCIAL SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITE" SHALL  MEAN  ANY  BUSINESS,
 ORGANIZATION OR OTHER ENTITY OPERATING A WEBSITE THAT PERMITS PERSONS TO
 BE  REGISTERED  USERS FOR THE PURPOSE OF ESTABLISHING PERSONAL RELATION-
 SHIPS WITH OTHER USERS, WHERE SUCH PERSONS MAY: (I) CREATE WEB PAGES  OR
 PROFILES  THAT PROVIDE INFORMATION ABOUT THEMSELVES WHERE SUCH WEB PAGES
 OR PROFILES ARE AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC OR TO OTHER USERS;  (II)  ENGAGE
 IN DIRECT OR REAL TIME COMMUNICATION WITH OTHER USERS, SUCH AS CHAT ROOM
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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