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NY S07794

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

5/12/2016

Primary Sponsor

Jeffrey Klein

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Origin

Senate

2015-2016 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends the Mental Hygiene Law's definition of "mental abnormality" used in civil commitment and supervision proceedings for sex offenders
  • Adds antisocial personality disorder, borderline personality disorder, and psychopathy as explicit examples of conditions that can constitute mental abnormality
  • Maintains existing language defining mental abnormality as a congenital or acquired condition that predisposes someone to commit sex offenses and results in serious difficulty controlling such conduct
  • Takes effect immediately upon enactment

Legislative Description

Expands the definition of "mental abnormality", for purposes of sex offender civil commitment or supervision, to include antisocial personality disorder, borderline personality disorder and psychopathy.

Last Action

COMMITTED TO RULES

6/17/2016

Committee Referrals

Rules6/17/2016
Mental Health and Developmental Disabilities5/12/2016

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