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
  • On Floor Calendar
    • Passed Senate
    • Passed Assembly
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed by Governor

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Assembly Actions - Lowercase
Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Sep 18, 2019 signed chap.315
Sep 17, 2019 delivered to governor
Jun 19, 2019 returned to senate
passed assembly
ordered to third reading rules cal.539
substituted for a8412
referred to codes
delivered to assembly
passed senate
Jun 18, 2019 ordered to third reading cal.1660
Jun 16, 2019 referred to rules

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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

S6574 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Extends the statutes of limitations for certain sex crimes.

S6574 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

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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