NY State Assembly Bill 2021-A8546A

Assembly Bill A8546A

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Prohibits a court from ordering certain physical examinations of the victim of a sexual assault and relates to the admissibility of evidence of the refusal of such victim to undergo such examinations

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	Assembly Actions - Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE
Mar 29, 2022	print number 8546a
Mar 29, 2022	amend and recommit to judiciary
Jan 05, 2022	referred to judiciary
Dec 13, 2021	referred to judiciary

Bill Amendments

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2021-A8546 - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:: Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:: Add §60.56, CP L; amd §3121, CPLR
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: A5645

2021-A8546 - Summary

Prohibits a court from ordering certain physical examinations of the victim of a sexual assault; relates to the admissibility of evidence of the refusal of such victim to undergo such examinations.

2021-A8546 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8546
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             December 13, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Judiciary
 
 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law and the  civil  practice  law
   and  rules,  in  relation to prohibiting a court from ordering certain
   physical examinations of the victim of a sexual  assault  and  to  the
   admissibility  of  evidence  of  the refusal of such victim to undergo
   such examinations
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  The  criminal  procedure  law  is amended by adding a new
 section 60.56 to read as follows:
 § 60.56 RULES OF EVIDENCE; ADMISSIBILITY OF EVIDENCE OF VICTIM'S REFUSAL
           TO UNDERGO EXAMINATION IN SEX OFFENSE CASES.
   1. THE COURT MAY NOT ORDER OR OTHERWISE REQUIRE THE ALLEGED VICTIM  IN
 A PROSECUTION FOR A SEXUAL OFFENSE TO SUBMIT TO OR UNDERGO A GYNECOLOGI-
 CAL  OR PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF THE BREASTS, BUTTOCKS, ANUS, OR ANY PART
 OF THE SEX ORGANS.
   2. THE  REFUSAL  OF  AN  ALLEGED  VICTIM  TO  UNDERGO  AN  EXAMINATION
 DESCRIBED  IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION MAY NOT SERVE AS THE BASIS
 TO EXCLUDE EVIDENCE OBTAINED FROM OTHER  RELEVANT  EXAMINATIONS  OF  THE
 VICTIM, EXCEPT WHERE CONSTITUTIONALLY REQUIRED.
   3.  FOR  THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "SEXUAL OFFENSE" MEANS
 ANY OFFENSE IN WHICH  SEXUAL  INTERCOURSE,  SEXUAL  CONTACT,  OR  SEXUAL
 INTRUSION  IS  AN  ELEMENT  OF THE OFFENSE, AND INCLUDES ANY PROSECUTION
 UNDER ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY OF THE PENAL LAW.
   § 2. Section 3121 of the civil practice law and rules  is  amended  by
 adding a new subdivision (c) to read as follows:
   (C)  (1)  NOTWITHSTANDING  THE  PROVISIONS  OF SUBDIVISION (A) OF THIS
 SECTION, IN A MATTER INVOLVING INJURY ALLEGEDLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO A SEXUAL
 ASSAULT, THE COURT MAY NOT ORDER OR OTHERWISE REQUIRE A  PARTY  WHO  WAS
 THE ALLEGED VICTIM IN A PROSECUTION FOR A SEXUAL OFFENSE TO SUBMIT TO OR
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11868-02-1

 A. 8546                             2
 
 UNDERGO   A  GYNECOLOGICAL  OR  PHYSICAL  EXAMINATION  OF  THE  BREASTS,
 BUTTOCKS, ANUS, OR ANY PART OF THE SEX ORGANS.
   (2)  THE  REFUSAL  OF  A  PARTY TO UNDERGO AN EXAMINATION DESCRIBED IN
 SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION MAY NOT SERVE AS THE  BASIS  TO  EXCLUDE
 EVIDENCE  OBTAINED FROM OTHER RELEVANT EXAMINATIONS OF THE PARTY, EXCEPT
 WHERE CONSTITUTIONALLY REQUIRED.
   (3) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE  TERM  "SEXUAL  OFFENSE"
 MEANS ANY OFFENSE IN WHICH SEXUAL INTERCOURSE, SEXUAL CONTACT, OR SEXUAL
 INTRUSION  IS  AN  ELEMENT  OF THE OFFENSE, AND INCLUDES ANY PROSECUTION
 UNDER ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY OF THE PENAL LAW.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

2021-A8546A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Assembly Judiciary
Law Section:: Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:: Add §60.56, CP L; amd §3121, CPLR
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:: A5645

2021-A8546A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits a court from ordering certain physical examinations of the victim of a sexual assault; relates to the admissibility of evidence of the refusal of such victim to undergo such examinations.

2021-A8546A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8546--A
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             December 13, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Judiciary -- recommitted  to  the  Committee  on  Judiciary  in
   accordance  with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill
   amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said  commit-
   tee

 AN  ACT  to  amend the criminal procedure law and the civil practice law
   and rules, in relation to prohibiting a court  from  ordering  certain
   physical  examinations  of  the  victim of a sexual assault and to the
   admissibility of evidence of the refusal of  such  victim  to  undergo
   such examinations
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The criminal procedure law  is  amended  by  adding  a  new
 section 60.56 to read as follows:
 § 60.56 RULES OF EVIDENCE; ADMISSIBILITY OF EVIDENCE OF VICTIM'S REFUSAL
           TO UNDERGO EXAMINATION IN SEX OFFENSE CASES.
   1.  THE COURT MAY NOT ORDER OR OTHERWISE REQUIRE THE ALLEGED VICTIM IN
 A PROSECUTION FOR A SEXUAL OFFENSE TO SUBMIT TO OR UNDERGO A GYNECOLOGI-
 CAL OR PHYSICAL EXAMINATION OF THE BREASTS, BUTTOCKS, ANUS, OR ANY  PART
 OF THE SEX ORGANS.
   2.  THE  REFUSAL  OF  AN  ALLEGED  VICTIM  TO  UNDERGO  AN EXAMINATION
 DESCRIBED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION MAY NOT SERVE AS THE  BASIS
 TO  EXCLUDE  EVIDENCE  OBTAINED  FROM OTHER RELEVANT EXAMINATIONS OF THE
 VICTIM.
   3. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, THE TERM "SEXUAL  OFFENSE"  MEANS
 ANY  OFFENSE  IN  WHICH  SEXUAL  INTERCOURSE,  SEXUAL CONTACT, OR SEXUAL
 INTRUSION IS AN ELEMENT OF THE OFFENSE,  AND  INCLUDES  ANY  PROSECUTION
 UNDER ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY OF THE PENAL LAW.
   §  2.  Section  3121 of the civil practice law and rules is amended by
 adding a new subdivision (c) to read as follows:

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD11868-03-2
 A. 8546--A                          2

 
   (C) (1) NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROVISIONS  OF  SUBDIVISION  (A)  OF  THIS
 SECTION, IN A MATTER INVOLVING INJURY ALLEGEDLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO A SEXUAL
 ASSAULT,  THE  COURT  MAY NOT ORDER OR OTHERWISE REQUIRE A PARTY WHO WAS
 THE ALLEGED VICTIM IN A PROSECUTION FOR A SEXUAL OFFENSE TO SUBMIT TO OR
 UNDERGO   A  GYNECOLOGICAL  OR  PHYSICAL  EXAMINATION  OF  THE  BREASTS,
 BUTTOCKS, ANUS, OR ANY PART OF THE SEX ORGANS.
   (2) THE REFUSAL OF A PARTY TO  UNDERGO  AN  EXAMINATION  DESCRIBED  IN
 SUBDIVISION  ONE  OF  THIS SECTION MAY NOT SERVE AS THE BASIS TO EXCLUDE
 EVIDENCE OBTAINED FROM OTHER RELEVANT EXAMINATIONS OF THE PARTY.
   (3) FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SUBDIVISION, THE  TERM  "SEXUAL  OFFENSE"
 MEANS ANY OFFENSE IN WHICH SEXUAL INTERCOURSE, SEXUAL CONTACT, OR SEXUAL
 INTRUSION  IS  AN  ELEMENT  OF THE OFFENSE, AND INCLUDES ANY PROSECUTION
 UNDER ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED THIRTY OF THE PENAL LAW.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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