Bill Text: NY S04708 | 2015-2016 | General Assembly | Introduced

New York Senate Bill 4708 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Provides that it shall be an affirmative defense to strangulation and related offenses that the defendant performed such conduct while engaged in instruction or athletic competition of Judo, Jiu Jitsu, Brazilian Jiu Jitsu or Aikido.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2016-01-06 - REFERRED TO CODES [S04708 Detail]

Download: New_York-2015-S04708-Introduced.html

                           S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
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                                         4708
                              2015-2016 Regular Sessions
                                   I N  S E N A T E
                                    April 10, 2015
                                      ___________
       Introduced  by  Sen.  AVELLA -- 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  affirmative  defenses  to
         strangulation and related offenses
         THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
       BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
    1    Section 1. Section 121.14 of the penal law, as added by chapter 405 of
    2  the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
    3  S 121.14 [Medical or dental purpose] AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES.
    4    For purposes of sections 121.11, 121.12 and 121.13 of this article, it
    5  shall be an affirmative defense that:
    6    1. the defendant performed such conduct for a valid medical or  dental
    7  purpose; OR
    8    2.  THE  DEFENDANT PERFORMED SUCH CONDUCT WHILE ENGAGED IN INSTRUCTION
    9  OR ATHLETIC COMPETITION OF JUDO, JIU JITSU, BRAZILIAN JIU JITSU OR AIKI-
   10  DO.
   11    S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD09103-01-5