Assembly Bill A10932

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Eliminates exemption of married persons from the definition of the commission of "sexual contact" for purposes of sex offenses and endangering welfare of elderly

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2009-A10932 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7894
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§130.00 & 260.31, Pen L

2009-A10932 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Eliminates the exemption of married persons from the definition of the commission of "sexual contact" for purposes of sex offenses and endangering the welfare of a vulnerable elderly person.

2009-A10932 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A10932 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  10932

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 4, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. PAULIN, WEINSTEIN -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the definition  of  sexual
  contact  for  the purposes of sex offenses and endangering the welfare
  of a vulnerable elderly person

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

  Section  1.  Subdivision  3  of  section  130.00  of the penal law, as
amended by chapter 650 of the laws  of  1984,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  3. "Sexual contact" means any touching of the sexual or other intimate
parts of a person [not married to the actor] for the purpose of gratify-
ing sexual desire of either party. It includes the touching of the actor
by  the  victim,  as  well  as  the touching of the victim by the actor,
whether directly or through clothing.
  S 2. Subdivision 2 of section 260.31 of the penal  law,  as  added  by
chapter  381  of the laws of 1998, such section as renumbered by chapter
14 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
  2. "Sexual contact" means any touching of the sexual or other intimate
parts of a person [not married to the actor] for the purpose of gratify-
ing sexual desire of either party. It includes the touching of the actor
by the victim, as well as the touching  of  the  victim  by  the  actor,
whether directly or through clothing.
  S  3.  This act shall take effect immediately, except that section two
of this act shall take effect on the same date and in the same manner as
chapter 14 of the laws of 2010, takes effect.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD16938-01-0


              

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