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Assembly Bill A6118

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to the period of limitation for the prosecution of sex offenses committed against children; repealer

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2023-A6118 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2910
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §30.10, rpld §30.10 sub 3 ¶¶(e) & (f), CP L
Versions Introduced in 2025-2026 Legislative Session:
A5236, S1976

2023-A6118 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the period of limitation for the prosecution of sex offenses committed against children; such actions may be commenced within 15 years after such child has reached the age of 18.

2023-A6118 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6118
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               April 3, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DeSTEFANO  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to the period of
   limitation for the prosecution of sex offenses committed against chil-
   dren; and to repeal paragraphs (e) and (f) of subdivision 3 of section
   30.10 of such law relating to timeliness of the prosecution of  course
   of sexual conduct offenses
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Paragraphs (e) and (f) of subdivision 3 of section 30.10 of
 the criminal procedure law are REPEALED,  paragraph  (g)  is  relettered
 paragraph (f) and a new paragraph (e) is added to read as follows:
   (E)  A  PROSECUTION  FOR  A SEX OFFENSE DEFINED IN ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED
 THIRTY OF THE PENAL LAW, OTHER THAN A SEXUAL OFFENSE DELINEATED IN PARA-
 GRAPH (A) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF THIS SECTION, COMMITTED AGAINST A  CHILD
 LESS  THAN  EIGHTEEN  YEARS OF AGE, INCEST IN THE FIRST, SECOND OR THIRD
 DEGREE AS DEFINED IN SECTIONS 255.27, 255.26 AND 255.25 OF THE PENAL LAW
 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 WITHIN FIFTEEN YEARS AFTER SUCH CHILD HAS  REACHED
 THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN.
   §  2.  This  act  shall  take  effect  immediately  and shall apply to
 offenses committed on and after such date as well as to offenses commit-
 ted prior thereto, provided that this act shall not  apply  to  offenses
 committed prior to such date on which the prosecution thereof was barred
 under  the  provisions of section 30.10 of the criminal procedure law in
 effect immediately prior to such date.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06325-01-3

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