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Jan 18, 2011 |
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Senate Bill S2036
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes 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
2011-S2036 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง260.12, Pen L
- Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
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S968
2011-S2036 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Establishes the crime of aggravated endangering the welfare of a child as a crime punishable as a class C felony; includes acting in a manner likely to be injurious to the mental, physical or moral welfare of a child and failure to exercise due diligence in the control of a child to prevent a child from being abused.
2011-S2036 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2036 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to the crime of aggravated endangering the welfare of a child PURPOSE/SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: This bill allows for the imposition of tougher criminal sanctions for endangering the welfare of a child where the criminal activity results in serious bodily injury. This legislation provides aggravated endangering the welfare of a child is a class C felony. EXISTING LAW: This bill adds a new section 260.12 to the Penal Law. JUSTIFICATION: Currently there is no felony counterpart to endangering the welfare of a child. This bill provides greater flexibility for those prosecuting such a case by making it unnecessary to prove a specific injury at a certain time caused by a specific assault act. FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None.
2011-S2036 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2036 2011-2012 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E January 18, 2011 ___________ Introduced by Sen. KRUGER -- 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 the crime of aggravated endangering the welfare 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 260.12 to read as follows: S 260.12 AGGRAVATED ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A CHILD. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF AGGRAVATED ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A CHILD WHEN: 1. HE OR SHE KNOWINGLY ACTS IN A MANNER LIKELY TO BE INJURIOUS TO THE PHYSICAL, MENTAL OR MORAL WELFARE OF A MALE CHILD LESS THAN SIXTEEN YEARS OLD OR A FEMALE CHILD LESS THAN SEVENTEEN YEARS OLD OR DIRECTS OR AUTHORIZES SUCH CHILD TO ENGAGE IN AN OCCUPATION INVOLVING A SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF DANGER TO HIS OR HER LIFE OR HEALTH AND SUCH CONDUCT RESULTS IN SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY TO SUCH CHILD; OR 2. BEING A PARENT, GUARDIAN OR OTHER PERSON LEGALLY CHARGED WITH THE CARE OR CUSTODY OF A CHILD LESS THAN EIGHTEEN YEARS OLD, HE OR SHE FAILS OR REFUSES TO EXERCISE REASONABLE DILIGENCE IN THE CONTROL OF SUCH CHILD TO PREVENT HIM OR HER FROM BECOMING AN "ABUSED CHILD," A "NEGLECTED CHILD," A "JUVENILE DELINQUENT" OR A "PERSON IN NEED OF SUPERVISION," AS THOSE TERMS ARE DEFINED IN ARTICLES TEN, THREE AND SEVEN OF THE FAMILY COURT ACT AND SUCH CONDUCT RESULTS IN SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY TO SUCH CHILD. AGGRAVATED ENDANGERING THE WELFARE OF A CHILD IS A CLASS C FELONY. S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed- ing the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD06815-01-1
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