Senate Bill S1950A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Establishes an affirmative defense for patronizing a person for prostitution

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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-S1950 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §230.07, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S8109
2011-2012: S618
2013-2014: S2261

2015-S1950 - Summary

Establishes an affirmative defense against patronizing a person for prostitution.

2015-S1950 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S1950 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1950

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 15, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  KLEIN  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to defenses against patroniz-
  ing a prostitute

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

  Section  1.  Section 230.07 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 74
of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
S 230.07 Patronizing a prostitute; defense.
  In any prosecution for patronizing a prostitute in the first or second
degrees, it is [a] AN AFFIRMATIVE defense that  the  defendant  did  not
have reasonable grounds to believe that the person was less than the age
specified.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08020-01-5


              

2015-S1950A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §230.07, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S8109
2011-2012: S618
2013-2014: S2261

2015-S1950A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes an affirmative defense against patronizing a person for prostitution.

2015-S1950A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S1950A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 1950--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 15, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  KLEIN  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes  --  recommitted  to
  the  Committee  on  Codes  in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
  recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to defenses against patroniz-
  ing a person for prostitution

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

  Section 1.  Section 230.07 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 368
of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
S 230.07 Patronizing a person for prostitution; defense.
  In any prosecution for patronizing a person for  prostitution  in  the
first  or  second  degrees or patronizing a person for prostitution in a
school zone, it is [a] AN AFFIRMATIVE defense that the defendant did not
have reasonable grounds to believe that the person was less than the age
specified.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08020-03-6


              

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