Assembly Bill A5211

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the timeliness of prosecutions for assaults committed against children

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  • Introduced
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    • 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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2015-A5211 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §30.10, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A6819
2011-2012: A6142
2013-2014: A4944
2017-2018: A4634
2019-2020: A5054

2015-A5211 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the timeliness of prosecutions for assaults committed against children; establishes the period of limitation shall not begin to run until the child has reached the age of eighteen or the offense is reported, whichever occurs earlier.

2015-A5211 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5211

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 13, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. BLANKENBUSH, LAVINE, CERETTO, CROUCH, FINCH --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE, BUTLER, HAWLEY -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to  the  timeli-
  ness of prosecutions for assaults committed against children

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

  Section 1. Paragraph (g) of subdivision 3  of  section  30.10  of  the
criminal  procedure  law is relettered paragraph (h) and a new paragraph
(g) is added to read as follows:
  (G) FOR PURPOSES OF A PROSECUTION  INVOLVING  AN  ASSAULT  DEFINED  IN
SECTION 120.01, 120.05 OR 120.12 OF THE PENAL LAW; AN ASSAULT DEFINED IN
SECTION  120.10,  120.20  OR 120.25 OF THE PENAL LAW COMMITTED AGAINST A
CHILD LESS THAN EIGHTEEN YEARS OF AGE; OR THE OFFENSE OF ENDANGERING THE
WELFARE OF A CHILD AS DEFINED IN SECTION 260.10 OF THE  PENAL  LAW,  THE
PERIOD  OF LIMITATION SHALL NOT BEGIN TO RUN UNTIL THE CHILD HAS REACHED
THE AGE OF EIGHTEEN, OR THE OFFENSE IS REPORTED  TO  A  LAW  ENFORCEMENT
AGENCY  OR  THE  STATEWIDE CENTRAL REGISTER OF CHILD ABUSE AND MALTREAT-
MENT, WHICHEVER OCCURS EARLIER.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law and shall apply to offenses committed on or after such
effective date.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08726-01-5

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