Senate Bill S2986

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Expands the definition of the offense of coercion in the third degree to include the production or dissemination of nude images

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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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2021-S2986 - Details

Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §135.61, Pen L; amd §168-a, Cor L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S4345

2021-S2986 - Summary

Expands the definition of the offense of coercion in the third degree to include the production or dissemination of nude images.

2021-S2986 - Sponsor Memo

2021-S2986 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2986
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 26, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  BROUK  -- 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:
   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:
   (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
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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2021-S2986A (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §135.61, Pen L; amd §168-a, Cor L
Versions Introduced in 2019-2020 Legislative Session:
S4345

2021-S2986A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Expands the definition of the offense of coercion in the third degree to include the production or dissemination of nude images.

2021-S2986A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S2986A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  2986--A
     Cal. No. 514
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 26, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  BROUK, BIAGGI, GAUGHRAN -- read twice and ordered
   printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes --
   reported favorably from said committee, ordered to  first  and  second
   report,  ordered to a third reading, passed by Senate and delivered to
   the Assembly, recalled, vote reconsidered, restored to 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  coercion  in  the  third
   degree
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The first undesignated paragraph of section 135.60  of  the
 penal  law, as amended by section 1 of part NN of chapter 55 of the laws
 of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
   A person is guilty of coercion in the third  degree  when  he  or  she
 compels  or induces a person to engage in conduct which the latter has a
 legal right to abstain from engaging in, or to abstain from engaging  in
 conduct  in  which  he or she has a legal right to engage, or compels or
 induces a person to join a group, organization  or  criminal  enterprise
 which such latter person has a right to abstain from joining, OR COMPELS
 OR  INDUCES  A  PERSON  TO PRODUCE, DISSEMINATE, OR OTHERWISE DISPLAY AN
 IMAGE OR IMAGES DEPICTING NUDITY OF SUCH PERSON OR DEPICTING SUCH PERSON
 ENGAGED IN SEXUAL CONDUCT AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISIONS TWO  AND  THREE  OF
 SECTION  235.20  OF THIS CHAPTER, by means of instilling in him or her a
 fear that, if the demand is not complied  with,  the  actor  or  another
 will:
   §  2.  This  act  shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04435-03-1

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