Assembly Bill A3908

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to prohibiting the sale or purchase of minor children

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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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2019-A3908 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §260.07, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8273
2015-2016: A3227
2017-2018: A8499
2021-2022: A2497
2023-2024: A2243

2019-A3908 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the sale or purchase of minor children; makes such crime a class B felony.

2019-A3908 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3908
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 31, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. HYNDMAN -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to unlawfully buying or sell-
   ing a child
 
   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 section 260.07 to
 read as follows:
 § 260.07 UNLAWFULLY BUYING OR SELLING A CHILD.
   1. IT SHALL BE UNLAWFUL FOR ANY PERSON TO SELL  OR  PURCHASE  A  MINOR
 CHILD.
   2.  IT  SHALL NOT BE A VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION IF THE ONLY CONSIDER-
 ATION PAID BY THE PERSON RECEIVING OR TO RECEIVE THE CHILD  IS  INTENDED
 TO  PAY  FOR  THE  PRENATAL HOSPITAL OR MEDICAL EXPENSES INVOLVED IN THE
 BIRTH OF THE CHILD, OR ATTORNEYS'  FEES  AND  COURT  COSTS  INVOLVED  IN
 EFFECTUATING TRANSFER OF CHILD CUSTODY CONSISTENT WITH THE PROVISIONS OF
 SUBDIVISION  SIX  OF  SECTION  THREE  HUNDRED SEVENTY-FOUR OF THE SOCIAL
 SERVICES LAW.
   UNLAWFULLY BUYING OR SELLING A CHILD IS A CLASS B FELONY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06245-01-9

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