Assembly Bill A4088

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Defenses against patronizing a prostitute

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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-A4088 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2261
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง230.07, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A11214, S8109
2011-2012: A253, S618
2015-2016: S1950

2013-A4088 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes an affirmative defense against patronizing a prostitute.

2013-A4088 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4088

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 30, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. PAULIN, GIBSON, GALEF, ARROYO -- read once and
  referred to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to defenses against patroniz-
  ing a prostitute

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

  Section  1.  Section 230.07 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 74
of the laws of 2007, is amended to read as follows:
S 230.07 Patronizing a prostitute; defense.
  In any prosecution for patronizing a prostitute in the first or second
degrees, it is [a] AN AFFIRMATIVE defense that  the  defendant  did  not
have reasonable grounds to believe that the person was less than the age
specified.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD06598-01-3

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