Senate Bill S4937

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to prostitution offenses; creates the new crimes of unlawful prostitution and sexual exploitation 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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2017-S4937 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1957
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Pen L, generally; amd §168-a, Cor L; amd §§60.42, 160.10 & 380.50, CP L; amd §§61, 62 & 64, Civ Rts L; amd §344.4, Fam Ct Act; amd §10.03, Ment Hyg L; amd §353, Mult Dwell L; amd §2324-a, Pub Health L; amd §715, RPAP L; amd §231, RP L; amd §509-cc, V & T L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1986
2011-2012: S116
2013-2014: S559
2015-2016: S112, A2869

2017-S4937 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to prostitution offenses; creates the new crimes of unlawful prostitution and sexual exploitation of a child.

2017-S4937 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4937 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4937
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 3, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  DIAZ  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, the correction law, the  criminal  proce-
   dure  law,  the  civil  rights  law,  the family court act, the mental
   hygiene law, the multiple dwelling law, the  public  health  law,  the
   real  property  actions and proceedings law, the real property law and
   the vehicle and traffic law, in relation to prostitution offenses  and
   creating the crime of sexual exploitation of a child
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 230.00 of the penal law, as amended by chapter  169
 of the laws of 1969, is amended to read as follows:
 § 230.00 [Prostitution] CRIMINAL PROSTITUTION.
   A  person  is  guilty  of  CRIMINAL prostitution when, BEING SEVENTEEN
 YEARS OLD OR MORE, such person engages or agrees or offers to engage  in
 sexual conduct with another person in return for a fee.
   [Prostitution] CRIMINAL PROSTITUTION is a class B [Misdemeanor] MISDE-
 MEANOR.
   § 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 230.00-a to read
 as follows:
 § 230.00-A UNLAWFUL PROSTITUTION.
   A  PERSON  IS  GUILTY  OF  UNLAWFUL PROSTITUTION WHEN, BEING LESS THAN
 SEVENTEEN YEARS OLD, SUCH PERSON ENGAGES OR AGREES OR OFFERS  TO  ENGAGE
 IN SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH ANOTHER PERSON IN RETURN FOR A FEE.
   UNLAWFUL  PROSTITUTION  IS  A  VIOLATION,  PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT ANY
 PERSON WHO HAS PREVIOUSLY BEEN CONVICTED OF  A  CRIME  DEFINED  IN  THIS
 ARTICLE  OR  SECTION  240.37  OF  THIS PART SHALL BE GUILTY OF A CLASS B
 MISDEMEANOR.
   § 3. Sections 230.05 and 230.06 of the penal law, as amended by  chap-
 ter 368 of the laws of 2015, are amended to read as follows:
 § 230.05 Patronizing a person for prostitution in the second degree.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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