Assembly Bill A3210

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Enacts the Child Sexual Abuse Reform Act; provides for the elimination and extension of certain statutes of limitations relating thereto

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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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2021-A3210 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §30.10, CP L; amd §§10.00, 20.00, 130.05, 260.10, 120.40 & 260.15, add §260.09, Pen L; amd §422, Soc Serv L; amd §208, add §213-e, CPLR
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2503
2011-2012: A2393
2013-2014: A1042
2015-2016: A363
2017-2018: A4272
2019-2020: A3842
2023-2024: A3637

2021-A3210 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts the Child Sexual Abuse Reform Act; provides for the elimination and extension of certain statutes of limitations related to sexual offenses against children, the expansion of reporting requirements in cases of such offenses, and the expansion of the central child abuse and maltreatment register.

2021-A3210 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3210
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 22, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, the penal  law,  the  social
   services  law,  and  the  civil practice law and rules, in relation to
   enacting the Child Sexual Abuse Reform Act; providing for  the  elimi-
   nation  and  extending  of  certain statutes of limitations related to
   sexual offenses against children, the expansion of reporting  require-
   ments  in  cases  of  such  offenses, and the expansion of the central
   child abuse and maltreatment register; and providing for the repeal of
   certain provisions upon expiration thereof
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  This  act  shall  be known and may be cited as the "Child
 Sexual Abuse Reform Act".
   § 2. Subdivision 3 of section 30.10 of the criminal procedure  law  is
 amended by adding a new paragraph (h) to read as follows:
   (H)  A  PROSECUTION  FOR  THE  OFFENSE OF HINDERING PROSECUTION IN THE
 THIRD DEGREE AS DEFINED IN SECTION 205.55 OF THE  PENAL  LAW,  HINDERING
 PROSECUTION  IN  THE  SECOND  DEGREE AS DEFINED IN SECTION 205.60 OF THE
 PENAL LAW, AND HINDERING PROSECUTION IN THE FIRST DEGREE AS  DEFINED  IN
 SECTION  205.65  OF  THE PENAL LAW, WHERE SUCH OFFENSE INVOLVES A SEXUAL
 OFFENSE AS DEFINED IN ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY OF THE PENAL LAW  WHICH
 IS  COMMITTED AGAINST A CHILD LESS THAN EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE, INCEST AS
 DEFINED IN ARTICLE TWO HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE OF  THE  PENAL  LAW  WHICH  IS
 COMMITTED  AGAINST  A CHILD LESS THAN EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE, OR USE OF A
 CHILD IN A SEXUAL PERFORMANCE AS DEFINED IN SECTION 263.05 OF THE  PENAL
 LAW, MAY BE COMMENCED AT ANY TIME.
   §  3.  Subdivision  7 of section 10.00 of the penal law, as amended by
 chapter 791 of the laws of 1967, is amended to read as follows:

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00321-01-1

              

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