Assembly Bill A502

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to unconsented removal or tampering with a sexually protective device

download bill text pdf

Sponsored By

Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • 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

Do you support this bill?

Please enter your contact information

Home address is used to determine the senate district in which you reside. Your support or opposition to this bill is then shared immediately with the senator who represents you.

Optional services from the NY State Senate:

Create an account. An account allows you to officially support or oppose key legislation, sign petitions with a single click, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.

Include a custom message for your Senator? (Optional)

Enter a message to your senator. Many New Yorkers use this to share the reasoning behind their support or opposition to the bill. Others might share a personal anecdote about how the bill would affect them or people they care about.
Actions

co-Sponsors

multi-Sponsors

2019-A502 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4401
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §130.20, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A8733, S7156
2021-2022: A4994
2023-2024: A1078

2019-A502 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to unconsented removal or tampering with a sexually protective device.

2019-A502 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    502
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. PAULIN, GALEF, MOSLEY, CROUCH -- Multi-Sponsored
   by -- M. of A.   D'URSO, SOLAGES -- read  once  and  referred  to  the
   Committee on Codes
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the penal law, in relation to unconsented removal or
   tampering with a sexually protective device

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Subdivision 3 of section 130.20 of the penal law is renum-
 bered subdivision 4 and a new subdivision 3 is added to read as follows:
   3. A. HE OR SHE ENGAGES IN SEXUAL INTERCOURSE, ORAL SEXUAL CONDUCT  OR
 ANAL SEXUAL CONDUCT WITH ANOTHER PERSON THAT WAS MUTUALLY AGREED UPON BY
 THE  PARTIES INVOLVED WITH THE EXPLICIT UNDERSTANDING AND KNOWLEDGE THAT
 A SEXUALLY PROTECTIVE DEVICE WOULD BE USED  BUT  (I)  INTENTIONALLY  AND
 WITHOUT  CONSENT REMOVES OR TAMPERS WITH SUCH SEXUALLY PROTECTIVE DEVICE
 DURING SEXUAL INTERCOURSE, ORAL SEXUAL CONDUCT OR ANAL  SEXUAL  CONDUCT,
 IN  A  MANNER  LIKELY  TO  RENDER SUCH DEVICE INEFFECTIVE FOR ITS COMMON
 PURPOSE; (II) INTENTIONALLY AND WITHOUT CONSENT USES A SEXUALLY  PROTEC-
 TIVE DEVICE DURING SEXUAL INTERCOURSE, ORAL SEXUAL CONDUCT OR ANAL SEXU-
 AL CONDUCT THAT HE OR SHE KNOWS HAS BEEN TAMPERED WITH IN A MANNER LIKE-
 LY  TO  RENDER  SUCH DEVICE INEFFECTIVE FOR ITS COMMON PURPOSE; OR (III)
 INTENTIONALLY MISLEADS THE OTHER PERSON INTO BELIEVING THAT  A  SEXUALLY
 PROTECTIVE  DEVICE WAS BEING USED DURING SEXUAL INTERCOURSE, ORAL SEXUAL
 CONDUCT OR ANAL SEXUAL CONDUCT, AND SUCH SEXUALLY PROTECTIVE DEVICE  WAS
 KNOWN BY SUCH OTHER PERSON TO BE EITHER NOT USED OR INOPERABLE.
   B.  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION,  A "SEXUALLY PROTECTIVE
 DEVICE" SHALL MEAN ANY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING INTENDED TO PREVENT PREGNAN-
 CY OR SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED INFECTION: MALE OR FEMALE CONDOM, SPERMICIDE,
 DIAPHRAGM, CERVICAL CAP, CONTRACEPTIVE SPONGE, DENTAL  DAM,  OR  ANOTHER
 PHYSICAL DEVICE; OR
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.

Comments

Open Legislation is a forum for New York State legislation. All comments are subject to review and community moderation is encouraged.

Comments deemed off-topic, commercial, campaign-related, self-promotional; or that contain profanity, hate or toxic speech; or that link to sites outside of the nysenate.gov domain are not permitted, and will not be published. Attempts to intimidate and silence contributors or deliberately deceive the public, including excessive or extraneous posting/posts, or coordinated activity, are prohibited and may result in the temporary or permanent banning of the user. Comment moderation is generally performed Monday through Friday. By contributing or voting you agree to the Terms of Participation and verify you are over 13.

Create an account. An account allows you to sign petitions with a single click, officially support or oppose key legislation, and follow issues, committees, and bills that matter to you. When you create an account, you agree to this platform's terms of participation.