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Senate Bill S4360
2015-2016 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
co-Sponsors
(D) 15th Senate District
2015-S4360 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 122 §§122.00 - 122.20, Pen L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S251
2011-2012: S3977
2013-2014: S2712
2017-2018: S2661
2015-S4360 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4360 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to defining offenses against the family PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Creates the crimes of domestic violence for acts of violence against family members. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 122.00 defines domestic violence, aggravated domestic violence, extreme domestic violence and defense. § 122.00 defines family member, act of violence and injury. § 122.05 classifies domestic violence as a class A misdemeanor. A person is guilty of domestic violence when being a family member with intent to cause injury to another family member, he or she commits an act of violence against any family member. § 122.10 defines aggravated domestic violence. Aggravated domestic violence is a class E felony. A person is guilty of aggravated domestic violence when he or she: has previously been convicted of an act of domestic violence, has
2015-S4360 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4360 2015-2016 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 16, 2015 ___________ Introduced by Sen. HAMILTON -- 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 defining offenses against the family 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 article 122 to read as follows: ARTICLE 122 FAMILY OFFENSES SECTION 122.00 DEFINITIONS. 122.05 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. 122.10 AGGRAVATED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. 122.15 EXTREME DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. 122.20 DEFENSE. S 122.00 DEFINITIONS. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE THE FOLLOWING TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS: 1. "FAMILY MEMBER" MEANS ANY PERSON RELATED BY BLOOD OR MARRIAGE, AS A SPOUSE, OR AS AN ANCESTOR OR DESCENDANT; OR ANY PERSONS HAVING CHILDREN IN COMMON; OR ANY PERSONS HAVING SHARED THE SAME DOMICILE FOR A PERIOD OF SIX MONTHS OR MORE. 2. "ACT OF VIOLENCE" MEANS ANY ASSAULTIVE BEHAVIOR, WHETHER BY OPEN HAND, FIST, FOOT, TEETH, OR ANY OTHER BODY PART, OR BY ANY INSTRUMENT OR INSTRUMENTALITY, WHICH CAUSES PHYSICAL INJURY TO ANOTHER FAMILY MEMBER. 3. "INJURY" MEANS ANY OF THE FOLLOWING: BLACK AND BLUE MARKS; WELT MARKS; A BLACK EYE; SUBSTANTIAL SORENESS; A BITE MARK; A CONCUSSION; SUTURES; BURNS; OR ANY OTHER MEDICALLY DISTINGUISHABLE BRUISES, CONTU- SIONS, ABRASIONS OR LACERATIONS, OR ANY "PHYSICAL INJURY" AS THAT TERM HAS BEEN DEFINED BY ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED TWENTY OF THIS TITLE. S 122.05 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08465-01-5
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