Bill Text: NY S01499 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Increases the penalties for crimes related to sexual performances by children.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2016-04-11 - referred to codes [S01499 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S01499-Introduced.html

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                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         1499
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                   January 13, 2015
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       Introduced  by  Sen. KENNEDY -- 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 increasing  penalties  for
         crimes related to sexual performances by a child
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 263.10 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 1 of
    2  the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
    3  S 263.10 Promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child.
    4    A person is guilty of promoting an obscene  sexual  performance  by  a
    5  child  when,  knowing  the  character  and content thereof, he produces,
    6  directs or  promotes  any  obscene  performance  which  includes  sexual
    7  conduct by a child less than seventeen years of age.
    8    Promoting  an  obscene  sexual performance by a child is a class [D] C
    9  felony.
   10    S 2.  Section 263.11 of the penal law, as amended by  chapter  456  of
   11  the laws of 2012, is amended to read as follows:
   12  S 263.11 Possessing an obscene sexual performance by a child.
   13    A  person  is  guilty of possessing an obscene sexual performance by a
   14  child when, knowing the character and content thereof, he knowingly  has
   15  in his possession or control, or knowingly accesses with intent to view,
   16  any  obscene  performance  which includes sexual conduct by a child less
   17  than sixteen years of age.
   18    Possessing an obscene sexual performance by a child is a class  [E]  D
   19  felony.
   20    S  3.   This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
   21  have become a law and shall apply to all crimes committed  on  or  after
   22  such effective date.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD03235-01-5