Bill Text: NY A05109 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates an affirmative defense to prostitution for individuals that are victims of sex trafficking.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to codes [A05109 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-A05109-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         5109
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 12, 2015
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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  creating  an  affirmative
         defense to prostitution
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 230.01  to
    2  read as follows:
    3  S 230.01 PROSTITUTION; DEFENSE.
    4    IN ANY PROSECUTION UNDER SECTION 230.00 OF THIS ARTICLE OR SUBDIVISION
    5  TWO  OF  SECTION  240.37 OF THIS PART, IT IS AN AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSE THAT
    6  THE DEFENDANT'S PARTICIPATION IN THE OFFENSE WAS A  RESULT  OF  BEING  A
    7  VICTIM  OF  SEX  TRAFFICKING  UNDER  SECTION 230.34 OF THIS ARTICLE OR A
    8  VICTIM  OF  TRAFFICKING  IN  PERSONS  UNDER  THE   TRAFFICKING   VICTIMS
    9  PROTECTION ACT (UNITED STATES CODE, TITLE 22, CHAPTER 78).
   10    S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
   11  have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD07754-01-5