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Mar 20, 2012 |
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Assembly Bill A9599
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
HEVESI
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Al Graf
2011-A9599 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Assembly Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §65.10, Pen L; amd §259-c, Exec L
- Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
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A155
2011-A9599 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Places certain restrictions on internet use by individuals who are convicted of promoting prostitution or sex trafficking where the internet was used to facilitate the commission of such crime; imposes mandatory conditions that the defendant be prohibited from using the internet to access a commercial social networking website, access an online community, and communicate on the web with other individuals or groups for the purpose of promoting prostitution or sex trafficking; provides that the court may place other reasonable limitations on a person's use of the internet where the court deems necessary or appropriate.
2011-A9599 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 9599 I N A S S E M B L Y March 20, 2012 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law and the executive law, in relation to restricting internet use by individuals who are convicted of promoting prostitution, compelling prostitution or sex trafficking where the internet was used to facilitate the commission of such crime THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 65.10 of the penal law is amended by adding a new subdivision 6 to read as follows: 6. CONDITIONS RELATING TO CONVICTIONS FOR PROMOTING PROSTITUTION, COMPELLING PROSTITUTION OR SEX TRAFFICKING. (A) WHEN IMPOSING A SENTENCE OF PROBATION OR CONDITIONAL DISCHARGE UPON A PERSON CONVICTED OF SECTION 230.20, 230.25, 230.30, 230.32, 230.33 OR 230.34 OF THIS CHAPTER AND THE INTERNET WAS USED TO FACILITATE THE COMMISSION OF THE CRIME, THE COURT SHALL REQUIRE, AS MANDATORY CONDITIONS OF SUCH SENTENCE, THAT THE DEFENDANT BE PROHIBITED FROM USING THE INTERNET TO ACCESS A COMMERCIAL SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITE, ACCESS AN ONLINE COMMUNITY, AND COMMUNICATE ON THE WEB WITH OTHER INDIVIDUALS OR GROUPS FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROMOTING PROSTITUTION, COMPELLING PROSTITUTION OR SEX TRAFFICKING. NOTHING IN THIS SUBDIVISION SHALL BE CONSTRUED AS RESTRICTING ANY OTHER LAWFUL CONDITION OF SUPERVISION THAT MAY BE IMPOSED ON SUCH DEFENDANT. (B) IN ADDITION TO ANY CONDITIONS REQUIRED UNDER PARAGRAPH (A) OF THIS SUBDIVISION OR ANY OTHER LAWFUL CONDITION OF SUPERVISION THAT MAY BE IMPOSED ON THE DEFENDANT, THE COURT MAY REQUIRE THAT THE DEFENDANT COMPLY WITH A REASONABLE LIMITATION ON HIS OR HER USE OF THE INTERNET THAT THE COURT DETERMINES TO BE NECESSARY OR APPROPRIATE TO AMELIORATE THE CONDUCT WHICH GAVE RISE TO THE OFFENSE OR TO PROTECT PUBLIC SAFETY, PROVIDED THAT THE COURT SHALL NOT PROHIBIT SUCH DEFENDANT FROM USING THE INTERNET IN CONNECTION WITH EDUCATION, LAWFUL EMPLOYMENT OR SEARCH FOR LAWFUL EMPLOYMENT. (C) AS USED IN THIS SUBDIVISION: (I) "COMMERCIAL SOCIAL NETWORKING WEBSITE" SHALL MEAN ANY BUSINESS, ORGANIZATION OR OTHER ENTITY OPERATING A WEBSITE THAT PERMITS PERSONS TO EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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