Assembly Bill A8842

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to enhanced penalties for domestic violence crimes

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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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2017-A8842 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7650
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 264 §§264.00 & 264.05, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A5798
2021-2022: A8406
2023-2024: A2485

2017-A8842 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that the commission of certain specified crimes which are committed against a member of the same family or household shall be punishable as domestic violence crimes and carry enhanced penalties.

2017-A8842 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8842
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             December 22, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A. GIGLIO, GRAF -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to domestic violence crimes
 
   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 264 to
 read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 264
                         DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CRIMES
 SECTION 264.00 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CRIMES.
         264.05 SENTENCING.
 § 264.00 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CRIMES.
   1. A PERSON COMMITS A DOMESTIC VIOLENCE CRIME WHEN HE  OR  SHE  INTEN-
 TIONALLY  COMMITS  OR  INTENDS  TO  COMMIT A SPECIFIED OFFENSE AGAINST A
 MEMBER OF THE SAME FAMILY OR HOUSEHOLD.
   2. A "SPECIFIED OFFENSE" IS AN OFFENSE DEFINED BY ANY OF THE FOLLOWING
 PROVISIONS OF THIS CHAPTER:    SECTION  120.00  (ASSAULT  IN  THE  THIRD
 DEGREE);  SECTION  120.05 (ASSAULT IN THE SECOND DEGREE); SECTION 120.10
 (ASSAULT IN THE FIRST DEGREE); SECTION 120.13  (MENACING  IN  THE  FIRST
 DEGREE);  SECTION 120.14 (MENACING IN THE SECOND DEGREE); SECTION 120.15
 (MENACING IN THE THIRD DEGREE); SECTION 120.20 (RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT IN
 THE SECOND DEGREE); SECTION 120.25 (RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT IN  THE  FIRST
 DEGREE);  SECTION 120.45 (STALKING IN THE FOURTH DEGREE); SECTION 120.50
 (STALKING IN THE THIRD DEGREE); SECTION 120.55 (STALKING IN  THE  SECOND
 DEGREE);  SECTION  120.60 (STALKING IN THE FIRST DEGREE); SECTION 121.11
 (CRIMINAL OBSTRUCTION OF BREATHING OR BLOOD CIRCULATION); SECTION 121.12
 (STRANGULATION IN THE SECOND DEGREE); SECTION 121.13  (STRANGULATION  IN
 THE  FIRST  DEGREE);  SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION 125.15 (MANSLAUGHTER IN
 THE SECOND DEGREE); SUBDIVISION ONE,  TWO  OR  FOUR  OF  SECTION  125.20
 (MANSLAUGHTER IN THE FIRST DEGREE); SECTION 125.25 (MURDER IN THE SECOND
 DEGREE); SECTION 130.20 (SEXUAL MISCONDUCT); SECTION 130.30 (RAPE IN THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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