A02609 Summary:

BILL NOA02609
 
SAME ASNo same as
 
SPONSORReilich (MS)
 
COSPNSRBarra, Kolb, Alfano, Finch, Errigo
 
MLTSPNSRBacalles, Barclay, Burling, Crouch, McDonough, Oaks, Sayward, Tedisco, Townsend
 
Amd Pen L, generally
 
Increases the penalties for sexual performances by a child; increases age from 16 to 18 for application of existing sexual performance crimes; creates crimes of use of a child in a sexual performance in the first degree, promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child in the first degree, promoting a sexual performance by a child in the first degree; provides for consecutive sentencing upon certain multiple convictions.
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A02609 Actions:

BILL NOA02609
 
01/21/2009referred to codes
01/06/2010referred to codes
05/18/2010held for consideration in codes
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A02609 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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A02609 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          2609
 
                               2009-2010 Regular Sessions
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 21, 2009
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by  M.  of A. REILICH, BARRA, KOLB, ALFANO, FINCH, ERRIGO --
          Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  BACALLES,  BARCLAY,  BURLING,  CROUCH,
          McDONOUGH,  OAKS, SAYWARD, TEDISCO, TOWNSEND -- read once and referred
          to the Committee on Codes
 
        AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to  increasing  the  criminal

          penalties  for  sexual  performances  by  a  child  and in relation to
          providing for consecutive sentencing upon certain multiple convictions
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
 
     1    Section 1. Subdivisions 1 and 2 of section 263.00 of the penal law, as
     2  amended  by  chapter  1  of  the  laws  of  2000, are amended to read as
     3  follows:
     4    1. "Sexual performance" means any performance or part thereof  which[,
     5  for purposes of section 263.16 of this article,] includes sexual conduct
     6  by  a  child less than [sixteen] eighteen years of age [or, for purposes
     7  of section 263.05 or 263.15 of this article, includes sexual conduct  by
     8  a child less than seventeen years of age].

     9    2.  "Obscene  sexual  performance"  means  any performance which[, for
    10  purposes of section 263.11 of this article,] includes sexual conduct  by
    11  a  child  less than [sixteen] eighteen years of age [or, for purposes of
    12  section 263.10 of this article, includes sexual conduct by a child  less
    13  than  seventeen years of age,] in any material which is obscene, as such
    14  term is defined in section 235.00 of this chapter.
    15    § 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 263.03  to  read
    16  as follows:
    17  § 263.03 Use of a child in a sexual performance in the first degree.
    18    A  person  is  guilty of the use of a child in a sexual performance in
    19  the first degree  if  knowing  the  character  and  content  thereof  he

    20  employs,  authorizes or induces a child less than twelve years of age to
    21  engage in a sexual performance or being  a  parent,  legal  guardian  or
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD02164-02-9

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     1  custodian  of such child, he consents to the participation by such child
     2  in a sexual performance.
     3    Use  of a child in a sexual performance in the first degree is a class
     4  B felony.
     5    § 3. Section 263.05 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 1  of  the
     6  laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:

     7   § 263.05 Use of a child in a sexual performance in the second degree.
     8    A  person  is  guilty of the use of a child in a sexual performance in
     9  the second degree if  knowing  the  character  and  content  thereof  he
    10  employs,  authorizes  or  induces a child less than [seventeen] eighteen
    11  years of age to engage in a sexual performance or being a parent,  legal
    12  guardian or custodian of such child, he consents to the participation by
    13  such child in a sexual performance.
    14    Use of a child in a sexual performance in the second degree is a class
    15  C felony.
    16    §  4.  The penal law is amended by adding a new section 263.08 to read
    17  as follows:
    18  § 263.08 Promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child in the first
    19             degree.

    20    A person is guilty of promoting an obscene  sexual  performance  by  a
    21  child in the first degree when, knowing the character and content there-
    22  of,  he  produces,  directs  or  promotes  any obscene performance which
    23  includes sexual conduct by a child less than twelve years of age.
    24    Promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child in the first degree
    25  is a class C felony.
    26    § 5. Section 263.10 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 1  of  the
    27  laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
    28  §  263.10  Promoting  an  obscene  sexual  performance by a child in the
    29             second degree.
    30    A person is guilty of promoting an obscene  sexual  performance  by  a
    31  child in the second degree when, knowing the character and content ther-

    32  eof,  he  produces,  directs  or  promotes any obscene performance which
    33  includes sexual conduct by a child less than [seventeen] eighteen  years
    34  of age.
    35    Promoting  an  obscene  sexual  performance  by  a child in the second
    36  degree is a class D felony.
    37    § 6. Section 263.11 of the penal law, as added by chapter  11  of  the
    38  laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows:
    39  § 263.11 Possessing an obscene sexual performance by a child.
    40    A  person  is  guilty of possessing an obscene sexual performance by a
    41  child when, knowing the character and content thereof, he knowingly  has
    42  in  his  possession  or  control  any obscene performance which includes
    43  sexual conduct by a child less than [sixteen] eighteen years of age.
    44    Possessing an obscene sexual performance by a child is a class E felo-

    45  ny.
    46    § 7. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 263.13  to  read
    47  as follows:
    48  § 263.13 Promoting a sexual performance by a child in the first degree.
    49    A person is guilty of promoting a sexual performance by a child in the
    50  first degree when, knowing the character and content thereof, he produc-
    51  es, directs or promotes any performance which includes sexual conduct by
    52  a child less than twelve years of age.
    53    Promoting  a  sexual  performance  by a child in the first degree is a
    54  class C felony.
    55    § 8. Section 263.15 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 1  of  the
    56  laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:

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     1  § 263.15 Promoting a sexual performance by a child in the second degree.
     2    A person is guilty of promoting a sexual performance by a child in the
     3  second  degree  when,  knowing  the  character  and  content thereof, he
     4  produces, directs or promotes  any  performance  which  includes  sexual
     5  conduct by a child less than [seventeen] eighteen years of age.
     6    Promoting  a  sexual  performance by a child in the second degree is a
     7  class D felony.
     8    § 9. Section 263.16 of the penal law, as added by chapter  11  of  the
     9  laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows:
    10  § 263.16 Possessing a sexual performance by a child.
    11    A person is guilty of possessing a sexual performance by a child when,
    12  knowing  the  character  and  content  thereof,  he knowingly has in his

    13  possession or control any performance which includes sexual conduct by a
    14  child less than [sixteen] eighteen years of age.
    15    Possessing a sexual performance by a child is a class E felony.
    16    § 10. Subdivision 1 of section 263.20 of the penal law, as amended  by
    17  chapter 1 of the laws of 2000, is amended to read as follows:
    18    1.  Under  this  article,  it shall be an affirmative defense that the
    19  defendant in good faith reasonably believed the person appearing in  the
    20  performance  was, for purposes of section 263.11 or 263.16 of this arti-
    21  cle, sixteen years of age or over or, for purposes  of  section  263.05,
    22  263.10  or  263.15 of this article, [seventeen] eighteen years of age or
    23  over.
    24    § 11. The opening paragraph of subdivision  1  and  subdivision  2  of

    25  section  70.25  of the penal law, the opening paragraph of subdivision 1
    26  as amended by chapter 372 of the laws  of  1981  and  subdivision  2  as
    27  amended  by chapter 56 of the laws of 1984, are amended and a new subdi-
    28  vision 6 is added to read as follows:
    29    Except as provided in subdivisions two, two-a [and], five and  six  of
    30  this  section,  when multiple sentences of imprisonment are imposed on a
    31  person at the same time, or when a person who is subject to any  undisc-
    32  harged  term  of  imprisonment  imposed at a previous time by a court of
    33  this state is sentenced to  an  additional  term  of  imprisonment,  the
    34  sentence or sentences imposed by the court shall run either concurrently
    35  or consecutively with respect to each other and the undischarged term or
    36  terms  in  such  manner as the court directs at the time of sentence. If

    37  the court does not specify the manner in which a sentence imposed by  it
    38  is to run, the sentence shall run as follows:
    39    2.  When more than one sentence of imprisonment is imposed on a person
    40  for two or more offenses committed through a single act or omission,  or
    41  through  an  act  or  omission  which  in  itself constituted one of the
    42  offenses and also was a material element of the  other,  the  sentences,
    43  except  if  one  or more of such sentences is for a violation of section
    44  263.03, 263.05, 263.08, 263.10, 263.13, 263.15, or 270.20 of this  chap-
    45  ter, must run concurrently.
    46    6.  When  a person is convicted of use of a child in a sexual perform-
    47  ance in the first degree as defined in section 263.03 of this chapter or
    48  use of a child in a sexual performance in the second degree  as  defined

    49  in  section  263.05  of  this  chapter  or  promoting  an obscene sexual
    50  performance by a child in the first degree as defined in section  263.08
    51  of this chapter or promoting an obscene sexual performance by a child in
    52  the  second  degree  as  defined  in  section  263.10 of this chapter or
    53  promoting a sexual performance by a child in the first degree as defined
    54  in section 263.13 of this chapter or promoting a sexual performance by a
    55  child in the second degree as defined in section 263.15 of this chapter,

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     1  and any other crime, the sentences for such  crimes  shall  run  consec-
     2  utively.
     3    §  12.  This  act  shall  take  effect  on  the first of November next

     4  succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
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