Senate Bill S6574

Signed By Governor
2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to statutes of limitations for certain sex 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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2019-S6574 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8412
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §30.10, CP L; amd §213-c, CPLR

2019-S6574 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends the statutes of limitations for certain sex crimes.

2019-S6574 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6574 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6574
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 16, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. BIAGGI -- (at request of the Governor) -- read twice
   and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
   on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law and the  civil  practice  law
   and  rules,  in  relation  to  statutes of limitations for certain sex
   crimes

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Paragraph  (a)  of  subdivision 2 of section 30.10 of the
 criminal procedure law, as amended by chapter 467 of the laws  of  2008,
 is amended to read as follows:
   (a) A prosecution for a class A felony, or rape in the first degree as
 defined  in  section  130.35  of  the  penal  law, or a crime defined or
 formerly defined in section 130.50 of the penal law, or aggravated sexu-
 al abuse in the first degree as defined in section 130.70 of  the  penal
 law,  or course of sexual conduct against a child in the first degree as
 defined in section 130.75 of the penal  law,  OR  INCEST  IN  THE  FIRST
 DEGREE AS DEFINED IN SECTION 255.27 OF THE PENAL LAW may be commenced at
 any time;
   §  2.  Subdivision 2 of section 30.10 of the criminal procedure law is
 amended by adding two new paragraphs (a-1) and (a-2) to read as follows:
   (A-1) A PROSECUTION FOR RAPE IN THE SECOND DEGREE AS DEFINED IN SUBDI-
 VISION TWO OF SECTION 130.30 OF THE PENAL LAW, OR CRIMINAL SEXUAL ACT IN
 THE SECOND DEGREE AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION 130.45 OF THE
 PENAL LAW, OR INCEST IN THE SECOND DEGREE AS DEFINED IN  SECTION  255.26
 OF THE PENAL LAW (WHERE THE CRIME COMMITTED IS RAPE IN THE SECOND DEGREE
 AS  DEFINED  IN  SUBDIVISION  TWO  OF SECTION 130.30 OF THE PENAL LAW OR
 CRIMINAL SEXUAL ACT IN THE SECOND DEGREE AS DEFINED IN  SUBDIVISION  TWO
 OF  SECTION  130.45)  MUST  BE  COMMENCED  WITHIN TWENTY YEARS AFTER THE
 COMMISSION THEREOF OR WITHIN TEN YEARS FROM WHEN THE  OFFENSE  IS  FIRST
 REPORTED TO LAW ENFORCEMENT, WHICHEVER OCCURS EARLIER;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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