Assembly Bill A9599

2011-2012 Legislative Session

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

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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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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:
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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