Bill Text: NY A06517 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Creates computer sex crimes against children and makes it a violent felony offense when a person is convicted of a computer sex crime and the underlying crime is against a child.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - referred to codes [A06517 Detail]
Download: New_York-2015-A06517-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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6517
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
March 26, 2015
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Introduced by M. of A. CRESPO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ARROYO,
BORELLI, COOK, CROUCH, DiPIETRO, DUPREY, FINCH, GRAF, GUNTHER, HOOPER,
KEARNS, McDONOUGH, McKEVITT, McLAUGHLIN, MONTESANO, MOSLEY, MOYA,
PALMESANO, PERRY, RA, ROBERTS, ROBINSON, SCARBOROUGH, SCHIMEL,
SEPULVEDA, SIMANOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Committee on
Codes
AN ACT to amend the penal law and the criminal procedure law, in
relation to computer sex crimes against children
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 title Y-3 to read
2 as follows:
3 TITLE Y-3
4 COMPUTER SEX CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN
5 ARTICLE 497
6 COMPUTER SEX CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN
7 SECTION 497.00 COMPUTER SEX CRIMES.
8 497.05 SENTENCE OF IMPRISONMENT FOR COMPUTER SEX CRIMES.
9 S 497.00 COMPUTER SEX CRIMES.
10 1. A PERSON COMMITS A COMPUTER SEX CRIME WHEN HE OR SHE COMMITS A SEX
11 CRIME AGAINST A CHILD AND FACILITATED THE COMMISSION OF SUCH OFFENSE BY
12 USING OR CAUSING TO BE USED A COMPUTER, COMPUTER SERVICE, CELL PHONE,
13 TEXT MESSAGE, INSTANT MESSAGE, OR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM TO COMMUNICATE
14 WITH THE CHILD AGAINST WHOM SUCH OFFENSE IS COMMITTED.
15 2. A "SEX CRIME AGAINST A CHILD" MEANS A FELONY OFFENSE (A) THE ESSEN-
16 TIAL ELEMENTS OF WHICH INCLUDE THE COMMISSION OR ATTEMPTED COMMISSION OF
17 SEXUAL CONDUCT, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TEN OF SECTION 130.00 OF THIS
18 CHAPTER, OR THE USE OR PROMOTION OF A SEXUAL OR OBSCENE SEXUAL PERFORM-
19 ANCE, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 263.00 OF THIS CHAPTER, (B) COMMITTED OR
20 ATTEMPTED TO BE COMMITTED AGAINST A CHILD LESS THAN SEVENTEEN YEARS OLD.
21 S 497.05 SENTENCE OF IMPRISONMENT FOR COMPUTER SEX CRIMES.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD03852-02-5
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1 1. WHEN A PERSON IS CONVICTED OF A COMPUTER SEX CRIME PURSUANT TO
2 SECTION 497.00 OF THIS ARTICLE, AND THE UNDERLYING CRIME AGAINST A CHILD
3 IS A VIOLENT FELONY OFFENSE, AS DEFINED IN SECTION 70.02 OF THIS CHAP-
4 TER, THE COMPUTER SEX CRIME SHALL BE DEEMED A VIOLENT FELONY OFFENSE.
5 2. WHEN A PERSON IS CONVICTED OF A COMPUTER SEX CRIME PURSUANT TO
6 SECTION 497.00 OF THIS ARTICLE, AND THE UNDERLYING SEX CRIME AGAINST A
7 CHILD IS A CLASS C, D OR E FELONY, THE COMPUTER SEX CRIME SHALL BE
8 DEEMED TO BE ONE CATEGORY HIGHER THAN THE SEX CRIME AGAINST A CHILD THE
9 DEFENDANT COMMITTED, OR ONE CATEGORY HIGHER THAN THE OFFENSE LEVEL
10 APPLICABLE TO THE DEFENDANT'S CONVICTION FOR AN ATTEMPT OR CONSPIRACY TO
11 COMMIT A SEX CRIME AGAINST A CHILD, WHICHEVER IS APPLICABLE.
12 3. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY OTHER PROVISION OF LAW, WHEN A PERSON IS
13 CONVICTED OF A COMPUTER SEX CRIME PURSUANT TO SECTION 497.00 OF THIS
14 ARTICLE AND THE UNDERLYING SEX CRIME AGAINST A CHILD IS A CLASS B FELO-
15 NY:
16 (A) THE TERM OF THE DETERMINATE SENTENCE MUST BE AT LEAST EIGHT YEARS
17 IF THE DEFENDANT IS SENTENCED PURSUANT TO SECTION 70.02 OF THIS CHAPTER;
18 (B) THE TERM OF THE DETERMINATE SENTENCE MUST BE AT LEAST TWELVE YEARS
19 IF THE DEFENDANT IS SENTENCED PURSUANT TO SECTION 70.04 OF THIS CHAPTER;
20 AND
21 (C) THE MAXIMUM TERM OF THE INDETERMINATE SENTENCE MUST BE AT LEAST
22 FOUR YEARS IF THE DEFENDANT IS SENTENCED PURSUANT TO SECTION 70.05 OF
23 THIS CHAPTER.
24 S 2. Subdivision 4 of section 200.50 of the criminal procedure law, as
25 amended by section 15 of subpart A of part H of chapter 55 of the laws
26 of 2014, is amended to read as follows:
27 4. A statement in each count that the grand jury, or, where the accu-
28 satory instrument is a superior court information, the district attor-
29 ney, accuses the defendant or defendants of a designated offense,
30 provided that in any prosecution under article four hundred eighty-five
31 of the penal law, the designated offense shall be the specified offense,
32 as defined in subdivision three of section 485.05 of the penal law,
33 followed by the phrase "as a hate crime", and provided further that in
34 any prosecution under section 490.25 of the penal law, the designated
35 offense shall be the specified offense, as defined in subdivision three
36 of section 490.05 of the penal law, followed by the phrase "as a crime
37 of terrorism"; and provided further that in any prosecution under
38 section 130.91 of the penal law, the designated offense shall be the
39 specified offense, as defined in subdivision two of section 130.91 of
40 the penal law, followed by the phrase "as a sexually motivated felony";
41 and provided further that in any prosecution under section 496.06 of the
42 penal law, the designated offense shall be the specified offense, as
43 defined in subdivision two of such section, followed by the phrase "as a
44 public corruption crime", AND PROVIDED FURTHER THAT IN ANY PROSECUTION
45 UNDER SECTION 497.00 OF THE PENAL LAW, THE DESIGNATED OFFENSE SHALL BE
46 THE UNDERLYING SEX CRIME AGAINST A CHILD, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO
47 OF SECTION 497.00 OF THE PENAL LAW, FOLLOWED BY THE PHRASE "AS A COMPUT-
48 ER SEX CRIME"; and
49 S 3. Subdivision 7 of section 200.50 of the criminal procedure law, as
50 amended by chapter 7 of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
51 7. A plain and concise factual statement in each count which, without
52 allegations of an evidentiary nature,
53 (a) asserts facts supporting every element of the offense charged and
54 the defendant's or defendants' commission thereof with sufficient preci-
55 sion to clearly apprise the defendant or defendants of the conduct which
56 is the subject of the accusation; and
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1 (b) in the case of any armed felony, as defined in subdivision forty-
2 one of section 1.20, states that such offense is an armed felony and
3 specifies the particular implement the defendant or defendants
4 possessed, were armed with, used or displayed or, in the case of an
5 implement displayed, specifies what the implement appeared to be; and
6 (c) in the case of any hate crime, as defined in section 485.05 of the
7 penal law, specifies, as applicable, that the defendant or defendants
8 intentionally selected the person against whom the offense was committed
9 or intended to be committed; or intentionally committed the act or acts
10 constituting the offense, in whole or in substantial part because of a
11 belief or perception regarding the race, color, national origin, ances-
12 try, gender, religion, religious practice, age, disability or sexual
13 orientation of a person; and
14 (d) in the case of a crime of terrorism, as defined in section 490.25
15 of the penal law, specifies, as applicable, that the defendant or
16 defendants acted with intent to intimidate or coerce a civilian popu-
17 lation, influence the policy of a unit of government by intimidation or
18 coercion, or affect the conduct of a unit of government by murder,
19 assassination or kidnapping; and
20 (e) in the case of a sexually motivated felony, as defined in section
21 130.91 of the penal law, asserts facts supporting the allegation that
22 the offense was sexually motivated; and
23 (F) IN THE CASE OF A COMPUTER SEX CRIME, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE
24 OF SECTION 497.00 OF THE PENAL LAW, SPECIFIES, AS APPLICABLE, THAT THE
25 DEFENDANT OR DEFENDANTS FACILITATED THE COMMISSION OF A SEX CRIME
26 AGAINST A CHILD, AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF SUCH SECTION 497.00,
27 BY USING OR CAUSING TO BE USED A COMPUTER, COMPUTER SERVICE, CELL PHONE,
28 TEXT MESSAGE, INSTANT MESSAGE, OR SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM TO COMMUNICATE
29 WITH THE CHILD AGAINST WHOM SUCH OFFENSE IS COMMITTED; AND
30 S 4. Subdivision 8 of section 700.05 of the criminal procedure law is
31 amended by adding two new paragraphs (v) and (w) to read as follows:
32 (V) COMPUTER SEX CRIMES AS DEFINED IN SECTION 497.00 OF THE PENAL LAW,
33 COMPUTER TRESPASS AS DEFINED IN SECTION 156.10 OF THE PENAL LAW, COMPUT-
34 ER TAMPERING IN THE THIRD DEGREE AS DEFINED IN SECTION 156.25 OF THE
35 PENAL LAW, COMPUTER TAMPERING IN THE SECOND DEGREE AS DEFINED IN SECTION
36 156.26 OF THE PENAL LAW, COMPUTER TAMPERING IN THE FIRST DEGREE AS
37 DEFINED IN SECTION 156.27 OF THE PENAL LAW, UNLAWFUL DUPLICATION OF
38 COMPUTER RELATED MATERIAL AS DEFINED IN SECTION 156.30 OF THE PENAL LAW,
39 CRIMINAL POSSESSION OF COMPUTER RELATED MATERIAL AS DEFINED IN SECTION
40 156.35 OF THE PENAL LAW AND DISSEMINATING INDECENT MATERIAL TO MINORS IN
41 THE FIRST DEGREE AS DEFINED IN SECTION 235.22 OF THE PENAL LAW.
42 (W) USE OF A CHILD IN A SEXUAL PERFORMANCE AS DEFINED IN SECTION
43 263.05 OF THE PENAL LAW, PROMOTING AN OBSCENE SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A
44 CHILD AS DEFINED IN SECTION 263.10 OF THE PENAL LAW, POSSESSING AN
45 OBSCENE SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD AS DEFINED IN SECTION 263.11 OF
46 THE PENAL LAW, PROMOTING A SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD AS DEFINED IN
47 SECTION 263.15 OF THE PENAL LAW, POSSESSING A SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A
48 CHILD AS DEFINED IN SECTION 263.16 OF THE PENAL LAW.
49 S 5. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 460.10 of the penal
50 law, as amended by chapter 37 of the laws of 2014, is amended to read as
51 follows:
52 (a) Any of the felonies set forth in this chapter: sections 120.05,
53 120.10 and 120.11 relating to assault; sections 121.12 and 121.13 relat-
54 ing to strangulation; sections 125.10 to 125.27 relating to homicide;
55 sections 130.25, 130.30 and 130.35 relating to rape; sections 135.20 and
56 135.25 relating to kidnapping; section 135.35 relating to labor traf-
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1 ficking; section 135.65 relating to coercion; sections 140.20, 140.25
2 and 140.30 relating to burglary; sections 145.05, 145.10 and 145.12
3 relating to criminal mischief; article one hundred fifty relating to
4 arson; sections 155.30, 155.35, 155.40 and 155.42 relating to grand
5 larceny; sections 177.10, 177.15, 177.20 and 177.25 relating to health
6 care fraud; article one hundred sixty relating to robbery; sections
7 165.45, 165.50, 165.52 and 165.54 relating to criminal possession of
8 stolen property; sections 165.72 and 165.73 relating to trademark coun-
9 terfeiting; sections 170.10, 170.15, 170.25, 170.30, 170.40, 170.65 and
10 170.70 relating to forgery; sections 175.10, 175.25, 175.35, 175.40 and
11 210.40 relating to false statements; sections 176.15, 176.20, 176.25 and
12 176.30 relating to insurance fraud; sections 178.20 and 178.25 relating
13 to criminal diversion of prescription medications and prescriptions;
14 sections 180.03, 180.08, 180.15, 180.25, 180.40, 180.45, 200.00, 200.03,
15 200.04, 200.10, 200.11, 200.12, 200.20, 200.22, 200.25, 200.27, 200.56,
16 215.00, 215.05 and 215.19; sections 187.10, 187.15, 187.20 and 187.25
17 relating to residential mortgage fraud, sections 190.40 and 190.42
18 relating to criminal usury; section 190.65 relating to schemes to
19 defraud; any felony defined in article four hundred ninety-six; sections
20 205.60 and 205.65 relating to hindering prosecution; sections 210.10,
21 210.15, and 215.51 relating to perjury and contempt; section 215.40
22 relating to tampering with physical evidence; sections 220.06, 220.09,
23 220.16, 220.18, 220.21, 220.31, 220.34, 220.39, 220.41, 220.43, 220.46,
24 220.55, 220.60, 220.65 and 220.77 relating to controlled substances;
25 sections 225.10 and 225.20 relating to gambling; sections 230.25,
26 230.30, and 230.32 relating to promoting prostitution; section 230.34
27 relating to sex trafficking; sections 235.06, 235.07, 235.21 and 235.22
28 relating to obscenity; sections 263.05, 263.10 [and], 263.11, 263.15 AND
29 263.16 relating to [promoting] a sexual performance by a child; sections
30 265.02, 265.03, 265.04, 265.11, 265.12, 265.13 and the provisions of
31 section 265.10 which constitute a felony relating to firearms and other
32 dangerous weapons; sections 265.14 and 265.16 relating to criminal sale
33 of a firearm; section 275.10, 275.20, 275.30, or 275.40 relating to
34 unauthorized recordings; [and] sections 470.05, 470.10, 470.15 and
35 470.20 relating to money laundering AND SECTION 497.00 RELATING TO
36 COMPUTER SEX CRIMES; or
37 S 6. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
38 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
