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NY S00612

Bill

Official Source

Status

Passed

8/1/2014

Primary Sponsor

Michael Gianaris

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Origin

Senate

2013-2014 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends Penal Law Section 130.53 to exclude incarceration time from the ten-year lookback period used to determine if someone qualifies as a persistent sexual abuser
  • Persistent sexual abuse requires two or more prior convictions for forcible touching, sexual abuse in the third degree, sexual abuse in the second degree, or any felony offense under Article 130 within the previous ten years
  • Time spent incarcerated for any reason is not counted toward the ten-year period, effectively extending the window for prior convictions to be considered
  • Persistent sexual abuse remains a class E felony
  • Takes effect on November 1st following enactment

Legislative Description

Excludes any time during which a person was incarcerated from the ten year period relevant to the definition of the crime of persistent sexual abuse.

Last Action

SIGNED CHAP.192

8/1/2014

Committee Referrals

Codes6/18/2014
Codes1/8/2014
Codes6/10/2013
Codes1/9/2013

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