Assembly Bill A8597

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to making it a felony to knowingly and intentionally fail to report the death or disappearance of a child

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

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2011-A8597 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S5859
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง260.35, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A5876
2015-2016: A8470
2017-2018: A4488
2019-2020: A3855

2011-A8597 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Makes it a felony to knowingly and intentionally fail to report the death or disappearance of a child.

2011-A8597 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  8597

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                           September 21, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. ORTIZ, SWEENEY, P. RIVERA, JOHNS, LATIMER -- read
  once and referred to the Committee on Codes

AN  ACT  to  amend  the  penal law, in relation to making it a felony to
  knowingly and intentionally fail to report the death or  disappearance
  of a child

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

  Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 260.35  to
read as follows:
S 260.35 FAILURE TO REPORT THE DEATH OR DISAPPEARANCE OF A CHILD.
  A  PERSON IS GUILTY OF FAILURE TO REPORT THE DEATH OR DISAPPEARANCE OF
A CHILD WHEN:
  1. HE OR SHE IS THE PARENT, GUARDIAN OR OTHER PERSON  LEGALLY  CHARGED
WITH  THE  CARE  OR  CUSTODY  OF A CHILD LESS THAN SIXTEEN YEARS OLD AND
KNOWINGLY OR INTENTIONALLY FAILS TO REPORT THE DEATH OF  SUCH  CHILD  TO
PROPER  AUTHORITIES  OR  NOTIFY  LAW  ENFORCEMENT  IMMEDIATELY  UPON THE
DISCOVERY OF THE DEATH OF SUCH CHILD, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER  SUCH  DEATH
WAS ACCIDENTAL OR INTENTIONAL.
  2.  HE  OR SHE IS THE PARENT, GUARDIAN OR OTHER PERSON LEGALLY CHARGED
WITH THE CARE OR CUSTODY OF A CHILD LESS  THAN  SIXTEEN  YEARS  OLD  AND
KNOWINGLY  OR  INTENTIONALLY FAILS TO NOTIFY LAW ENFORCEMENT IN A TIMELY
MANNER NOT TO EXCEED TWENTY-FOUR HOURS, UPON THE DISCOVERY OF THE DISAP-
PEARANCE OF SUCH CHILD.
  3. AN INDIVIDUAL SHALL NOT BE PROSECUTED UNDER  THIS  SECTION  IF  THE
FAILURE TO REPORT TO PROPER AUTHORITIES OR TO NOTIFY LAW ENFORCEMENT WAS
THE DIRECT RESULT OF PHYSICAL THREATS, FEAR THAT THE CHILD MAY BE HARMED
IF LAW ENFORCEMENT WERE NOTIFIED OR IF THE PERSON IN PHYSICAL POSSESSION
OF THE CHILD IS THE NON-CUSTODIAL PARENT.
  FAILURE  TO  REPORT THE DEATH OR DISAPPEARANCE OF A CHILD IS A CLASS D
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.
                                                           LBD13250-03-1

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