Senate Bill S3967

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to individuals engaged in prostitution who are victims of or witnesses to a crime

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes 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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2025-S3967 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1029
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §230.45, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S8927, A8869
2021-2022: S2233, A255
2023-2024: S1966, A7471

2025-S3967 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides immunity from prosecution for certain individuals engaged in prostitution who are victims of or witnesses to a crime and who report such crime or assist in the investigation or prosecution.

2025-S3967 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2025-S3967 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3967
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 31, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  SEPULVEDA,  CLEARE,  COMRIE, FERNANDEZ, HARCKHAM,
   HOYLMAN-SIGAL, JACKSON, KRUEGER, MAY, MURRAY, MYRIE,  O'MARA,  RIVERA,
   SALAZAR,  SANDERS,  WEIK  --  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  individuals  engaged  in
   prostitution who are victims of or witnesses to a crime
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 230.45  to
 read as follows:
 § 230.45 IMMUNITY FROM PROSECUTION.
   THIS SECTION APPLIES WHERE A PERSON IS THE VICTIM OF OR A WITNESS TO A
 CRIME  (INCLUDING AN INDIVIDUAL WHO BECOMES AWARE THAT ANOTHER PERSON IS
 A VICTIM OF A CRIME), AND HAS ENGAGED OR IS ALLEGED TO HAVE  ENGAGED  IN
 AN  ACT PROHIBITED UNDER SECTION 230.00, 230.03, OR 230.40 OF THIS ARTI-
 CLE AT OR IN REASONABLE PROXIMITY TO THE TIME  OF  THE  CRIME  OR  UNDER
 CIRCUMSTANCES  REASONABLY  RELATED TO THE CRIME, AND, IN GOOD FAITH, (A)
 REPORTS THE CRIME TO A CRIMINAL LAW ENFORCEMENT  AGENCY,  (B)  SEEKS  OR
 RECEIVES  HEALTH  CARE SERVICES AS A RESULT OF THE CRIME, OR (C) ASSISTS
 OR ATTEMPTS TO ASSIST IN THE INVESTIGATION OR PROSECUTION OF THE  CRIME.
 NO  SUCH  VICTIM  OR WITNESS TO THE CRIME SHALL BE CHARGED OR PROSECUTED
 FOR THE OFFENSE UNDER SECTION 230.00, 230.03, OR 230.40 OF THIS ARTICLE.
 AS USED IN THIS SECTION, "CRIME" SHALL INCLUDE AN  ACT  THAT  REASONABLY
 APPEARS  TO BE A CRIME, REGARDLESS OF WHETHER IT RESULTS IN A CONVICTION
 AS A CRIME.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth  day  after  it  shall
 have  become  a  law,  and  shall apply to any prosecution pending on or
 after the time it shall take effect.
 

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00064-01-5

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