Assembly Bill A155

2013-2014 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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2013-A155 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6611
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §65.10, Pen L; amd §259-c, Exec L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A9599

2013-A155 (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.

2013-A155 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   155

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. HEVESI, GRAF -- 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

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03554-01-3

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