Senate Bill S2137

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Elevates promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child and promoting a sexual performance by a child to be class B felonies

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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-S2137 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7415
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§263.10 & 263.15, Pen L; amd §220.10, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S4119, A6657
2015-2016: S3755
2017-2018: S2635
2019-2020: S362
2021-2022: S4509
2023-2024: S3090

2013-S2137 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Elevates promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child and promoting a sexual performance by a child to be class B felonies; prohibits pleading to a lesser offense after indictment for either such offense.

2013-S2137 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S2137 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2137

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 11, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the  penal  law  and  the  criminal  procedure  law,  in
  relation to promoting sexual performances by a child

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

  Section 1. The closing paragraph of section 263.10 of the  penal  law,
as  amended  by  chapter  1  of  the laws of 2000, is amended to read as
follows:
  Promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child is a  class  [D]  B
felony.
  S  2.  The  closing  paragraph  of section 263.15 of the penal law, as
amended by chapter 1 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
  Promoting a sexual performance by a child is a class [D] B felony.
  S 3. Subdivision 5 of section 220.10 of the criminal procedure law  is
amended by adding a new paragraph (i) to read as follows:
  (I) WHERE THE INDICTMENT CHARGES THE CLASS B FELONY OFFENSE OF PROMOT-
ING  AN  OBSCENE  SEXUAL  PERFORMANCE  BY  A CHILD AS DEFINED IN SECTION
263.10 OF THE PENAL LAW OR PROMOTING A SEXUAL PERFORMANCE BY A CHILD  AS
DEFINED  IN  SECTION 263.15 OF THE PENAL LAW, THEN A PLEA OF GUILTY MUST
INCLUDE AT LEAST A PLEA TO SUCH OFFENSE.
  S 4. 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.
                                                           LBD05467-01-3

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