Senate Bill S4345A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Expands the definition of the offense of coercion in the second degree to include the production or dissemination of intimate images; and relates to the definition of sex offense

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2019-S4345 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4466
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §135.61, Pen L; amd §168-a, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A11266
2021-2022: S2986, A324

2019-S4345 - Summary

Expands the definition of the offense of coercion in the second degree to include the production or dissemination of intimate images; and relates to the definition of "sex offense".

2019-S4345 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S4345 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4345
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 7, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. MARTINEZ -- 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 expanding  the  definition
   of  the  offense  of  coercion  in  the  second  degree to include the
   production or dissemination of  intimate  images;  and  to  amend  the
   correction law, in relation to the definition of "sex offense"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 135.61 of the penal law, as added by section  2  of
 part  NN  of  chapter  55  of  the  laws  of 2018, is amended to read as
 follows:
 § 135.61 Coercion in the second degree.
   A person is guilty of coercion in the second degree  when  he  or  she
 commits  the crime of coercion in the third degree as defined in section
 135.60 of this article and thereby compels or induces a person to engage
 in sexual intercourse, oral sexual conduct or  anal  sexual  conduct  as
 such  terms  are  defined  in  section [130] 130.00 of the penal law  OR
 PRODUCE, DISSEMINATE, OR OTHERWISE DISPLAY AN IMAGE OR IMAGES  DEPICTING
 THE PERSON'S SEXUAL OR OTHER INTIMATE PARTS AS DEFINED BY SECTION 250.40
 OF THE PENAL LAW.
   Coercion in the second degree is a class E felony.
   §  2.  Subparagraph  (i)  of paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of section
 168-a of the correction law, as amended by chapter 189 of  the  laws  of
 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   (i)  a  conviction  of or a conviction for an attempt to commit any of
 the provisions of  sections  120.70,  130.20,  130.25,  130.30,  130.40,
 130.45,  130.60,  230.34, 230.34-a, 250.50, 255.25, 255.26 and 255.27 or
 article two hundred sixty-three of the penal  law,  or  section  135.05,
 135.10,  135.20  or  135.25 of such law relating to kidnapping offenses,
 provided the victim of such kidnapping or related offense is  less  than
 seventeen years old and the offender is not the parent of the victim, OR

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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2019-S4345A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4466
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §135.61, Pen L; amd §168-a, Cor L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: A11266
2021-2022: S2986, A324

2019-S4345A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Expands the definition of the offense of coercion in the second degree to include the production or dissemination of intimate images; and relates to the definition of "sex offense".

2019-S4345A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S4345A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  4345--A
     Cal. No. 61
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               March 7, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. MARTINEZ, ADDABBO, BIAGGI, KAPLAN, KRUEGER, PARKER,
   SERRANO, THOMAS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to
   be committed to the Committee on Codes -- recommitted to the Committee
   on Codes in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported  favora-
   bly  from  said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered
   to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place
   in the order of third reading
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to expanding  the  definition
   of  the  offense  of  coercion  in  the  second  degree to include the
   production or dissemination of  intimate  images;  and  to  amend  the
   correction law, in relation to the definition of "sex offense"
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 135.61 of the penal law, as added by section  2  of
 part  NN  of  chapter  55  of  the  laws  of 2018, is amended to read as
 follows:
 § 135.61 Coercion in the second degree.
   A person is guilty of coercion in the second degree  when  he  or  she
 commits  the crime of coercion in the third degree as defined in section
 135.60 of this article and thereby:
   1. compels or induces a person to engage in sexual  intercourse,  oral
 sexual  conduct  or  anal  sexual  conduct  as such terms are defined in
 section [130] 130.00 of [the penal law]  THIS TITLE; OR
   2. COMPELS OR INDUCES A PERSON TO PRODUCE, DISSEMINATE,  OR  OTHERWISE
 DISPLAY  AN IMAGE OR IMAGES DEPICTING THE PERSON'S SEXUAL OR OTHER INTI-
 MATE PARTS AS DEFINED BY SECTION 250.40 OF THIS PART.
   Coercion in the second degree is a class E felony.
   § 2. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of  subdivision  2  of  section
 168-a  of  the  correction law, as amended by chapter 189 of the laws of
 2018, is amended to read as follows:

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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