Bill Text: NY A06509 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Provides that a person may be charged with promoting a suicide or manslaughter if he or she is convicted of endangering the welfare of a vulnerable elderly person, an incompetent or physically disabled person and the conduct was the proximate cause of the victim's suicide.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to codes [A06509 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-A06509-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          6509
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                      March 8, 2019
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        Introduced by M. of A. BARRETT, SANTABARBARA, McDONOUGH -- read once and
          referred to the Committee on Codes
        AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to penalties for promotion of
          a suicide attempt
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Section 120.30 of the penal  law  is  amended  to  read  as
     2  follows:
     3  § 120.30 Promoting a suicide attempt.
     4    A person is guilty of promoting a suicide attempt when:
     5    (a)  he  or she intentionally causes or aids another person to attempt
     6  suicide; or
     7    (b) he or she endangers the welfare of an  incompetent,  a  vulnerable
     8  elderly  person  or a physically disabled person as set forth in section
     9  260.25, 260.32 or 260.34 of this chapter and such conduct  significantly
    10  contributed to the victim's suicide attempt.
    11    Promoting a suicide attempt is a class E felony.
    12    § 2. Section 125.15 of the penal law is amended to read as follows:
    13  § 125.15 Manslaughter in the second degree.
    14    A person is guilty of manslaughter in the second degree when:
    15    1. He or she recklessly causes the death of another person; or
    16    2.  He or she commits upon a female an abortional act which causes her
    17  death, unless such abortional act is justifiable pursuant to subdivision
    18  three of section 125.05; or
    19    3. He or she intentionally causes or aids  another  person  to  commit
    20  suicide; or
    21    4.  He  or  she  endangers the welfare of an incompetent, a vulnerable
    22  elderly person, or a physically disabled person as set forth in  section
    23  260.25,  260.32 or 260.34 of this chapter and such conduct significantly
    24  contributed to the victim's suicide.
    25    Manslaughter in the second degree is a class C felony.
    26    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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