Assembly Bill A4495

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that sexual abuse in the 2nd degree is a class E felony

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A4495 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S62
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง130.60, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S1618
2013-2014: S655
2015-2016: S4042, S6679
2017-2018: S8446

2009-A4495 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Raises the penalty for sexual abuse in the 2nd degree from a class A misdemeanor to a class E felony.

2009-A4495 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  4495

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 4, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. TOWNS, ALFANO, KOLB -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M.
  of A. BRENNAN, BURLING, COOK, REILLY -- read once and referred to  the
  Committee on Codes

AN  ACT  to amend the penal law, in relation to changing sexual abuse in
  the second degree from a class A misdemeanor to a class E felony

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The closing paragraph of section 130.60 of the penal law,
as amended by chapter 1 of the laws of  2000,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  Sexual abuse in the second degree is a class [A misdemeanor] E FELONY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01928-01-9

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