A6355-2011 - NY Senate Open Legislation - Increases the age from sixteen to eighteen for the defense of infancy

Bill A6355-2011

Increases the age from sixteen to eighteen for the defense of infancy

Increases the age from sixteen to eighteen for the defense of infancy.

Details

Versions A6355-2011
Sponsor:O'Donnell
Co-sponsor(s): Jaffee
Committee: CODES
Law Section: Penal Law
Law: Amd §30.00, Pen L

Actions

Jan 4, 2012: referred to codes
Mar 15, 2011: referred to codes

Text


STATE OF NEW YORK
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6355

2011-2012 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

March 15, 2011
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Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  O'DONNELL  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to increasing the  applicable
  age for the defense of infancy

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 30.00 of the penal law, as amended
by chapter 481 of the laws of 1978, is amended to read as follows:
  1. Except as provided in subdivision two of  this  section,  a  person
less than [sixteen] EIGHTEEN years old is not criminally responsible for
conduct.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10117-01-1

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