Assembly Bill A1068

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to defining a victim of a sexual offense

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Current 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

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2023-A1068 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3236
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §108, Exec L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A10969, S7728
2021-2022: A7845, S2789

2023-A1068 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Adds to the definition of a victim of a sexual offense by including a victim of unlawful dissemination or publication of an intimate image.

2023-A1068 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1068
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 13, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WALKER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law, in relation to defining a victim of a
   sexual offense
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. Paragraph (i) of subdivision 1 of section 108 of the execu-
 tive law, as added by chapter 141 of the laws of  2019,  is  amended  to
 read as follows:
   (i)  "Victim of a sexual offense" means a victim of any act constitut-
 ing an offense as defined  under  article  one  hundred  thirty,  and/or
 sections  245.15, 255.25, 255.26, and 255.27 of the penal law, including
 threats or attempts to commit such offenses.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD04634-01-3

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