Senate Bill S5610

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to the statute of limitations for certain assault offenses committed against a member of the same family or household

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee

  • 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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2025-S5610 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §30.10, CP L

2025-S5610 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides for a ten year statute of limitations for assault in the first degree committed against a member of the same family or household.

2025-S5610 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S5610 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5610
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 25, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. PALUMBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to  the  statute
   of limitations for certain assault offenses committed against a member
   of the same family or household

   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 30.10 of  the  criminal  procedure
 law is amended by adding a new paragraph (i) to read as follows:
   (I)  A  PROSECUTION  FOR  ASSAULT  IN  THE FIRST DEGREE, AS DEFINED IN
 SECTION 120.10 OF THE PENAL LAW, COMMITTED AGAINST A MEMBER OF THE  SAME
 FAMILY  OR HOUSEHOLD, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION 530.11 OF
 THIS CHAPTER, MUST BE COMMENCED WITHIN TEN YEARS  AFTER  THE  COMMISSION
 THEREOF.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD10238-01-5

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