S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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I N A S S E M B L Y
April 8, 2020
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Introduced by M. of A. LiPETRI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the penal law and the criminal procedure law, in
relation to establishing the crime of intentional exposure to communi-
cable disease and making such crime a qualifying offense for the
purposes of pre-trial detention
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 120.19 to
read as follows:
§ 120.19 INTENTIONAL EXPOSURE TO COMMUNICABLE DISEASE.
A PERSON IS GUILTY OF INTENTIONAL EXPOSURE TO COMMUNICABLE DISEASE
WHEN, KNOWING THAT HE OR SHE IS A CARRIER OF A COMMUNICABLE DISEASE AS
DEFINED IN SECTION TWO OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW, HE OR SHE KNOWINGLY AND
DELIBERATELY EXPOSES ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL TO SUCH COMMUNICABLE DISEASE IN
A MANNER LIKELY TO CAUSE TRANSMISSION.
INTENTIONAL EXPOSURE TO COMMUNICABLE DISEASE IS A CLASS E FELONY.
§ 2. Paragraphs (h) and (i) of subdivision 4 of section 510.10 of the
criminal procedure law, as added by section 2 of part JJJ of chapter 59
of the laws of 2019, are amended to read as follows:
(h) criminal contempt in the second degree as defined in subdivision
three of section 215.50 of the penal law, criminal contempt in the first
degree as defined in subdivision (b), (c) or (d) of section 215.51 of
the penal law or aggravated criminal contempt as defined in section
215.52 of the penal law, and the underlying allegation of such charge of
criminal contempt in the second degree, criminal contempt in the first
degree or aggravated criminal contempt is that the defendant violated a
duly served order of protection where the protected party is a member of
the defendant's same family or household as defined in subdivision one
of section 530.11 of this article; [or]
(i) facilitating a sexual performance by a child with a controlled
substance or alcohol as defined in section 263.30 of the penal law, use
of a child in a sexual performance as defined in section 263.05 of the
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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penal law or luring a child as defined in subdivision one of section
120.70 of the penal law; OR
(J) INTENTIONAL EXPOSURE TO COMMUNICABLE DISEASE AS DEFINED IN SECTION
120.19 OF THE PENAL LAW.
§ 3. Subparagraphs (viii) and (ix) of paragraph (b) of subdivision 1
of section 530.20 of the criminal procedure law, as added by section 16
of part JJJ of chapter 59 of the laws of 2019, are amended to read as
follows:
(viii) criminal contempt in the second degree as defined in subdivi-
sion three of section 215.50 of the penal law, criminal contempt in the
first degree as defined in subdivision (b), (c) or (d) of section 215.51
of the penal law or aggravated criminal contempt as defined in section
215.52 of the penal law, and the underlying allegation of such charge of
criminal contempt in the second degree, criminal contempt in the first
degree or aggravated criminal contempt is that the defendant violated a
duly served order of protection where the protected party is a member of
the defendant's same family or household as defined in subdivision one
of section 530.11 of this article; [or]
(ix) facilitating a sexual performance by a child with a controlled
substance or alcohol as defined in section 263.30 of the penal law, use
of a child in a sexual performance as defined in section 263.05 of the
penal law or luring a child as defined in subdivision one of section
120.70 of the penal law; OR
(X) INTENTIONAL EXPOSURE TO COMMUNICABLE DISEASE AS DEFINED IN SECTION
120.19 OF THE PENAL LAW.
§ 4. Paragraphs (h) and (i) of subdivision 4 of section 530.40 of the
criminal procedure law, as added by section 18 of part JJJ of chapter 59
of the laws of 2019, are amended to read as follows:
(h) criminal contempt in the second degree as defined in subdivision
three of section 215.50 of the penal law, criminal contempt in the first
degree as defined in subdivision (b), (c) or (d) of section 215.51 of
the penal law or aggravated criminal contempt as defined in section
215.52 of the penal law, and the underlying allegation of such charge of
criminal contempt in the second degree, criminal contempt in the first
degree or aggravated criminal contempt is that the defendant violated a
duly served order of protection where the protected party is a member of
the defendant's same family or household as defined in subdivision one
of section 530.11 of this article; [or]
(i) facilitating a sexual performance by a child with a controlled
substance or alcohol as defined in section 263.30 of the penal law, use
of a child in a sexual performance as defined in section 263.05 of the
penal law or luring a child as defined in subdivision one of section
120.70 of the penal law; OR
(J) INTENTIONAL EXPOSURE TO COMMUNICABLE DISEASE AS DEFINED IN SECTION
120.19 OF THE PENAL LAW.
§ 5. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
have become a law.