A09638 Summary:

BILL NOA09638
 
SAME ASNo Same As
 
SPONSORSolages
 
COSPNSR
 
MLTSPNSR
 
Amd §§260.00 & 260.10, Pen L
 
Makes the provisions of the safe haven law applicable to children up to sixteen years of age.
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A09638 Actions:

BILL NOA09638
 
01/29/2020referred to codes
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A09638 Committee Votes:

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A09638 Floor Votes:

There are no votes for this bill in this legislative session.
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A09638 Text:



 
                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                          9638
 
                   IN ASSEMBLY
 
                                    January 29, 2020
                                       ___________
 
        Introduced  by M. of A. SOLAGES -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Codes
 
        AN ACT to amend to the penal law, in relation to making  the  provisions
          of  the  safe  haven law applicable to children up to sixteen years of
          age
 
          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1. Section 260.00 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 447
     2  of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
     3  § 260.00 Abandonment of a child.
     4    1. A person is guilty of abandonment of a child when, being a  parent,
     5  guardian  or  other person legally charged with the care or custody of a
     6  child less than [fourteen] sixteen years old, he  or  she  deserts  such
     7  child in any place with intent to wholly abandon such child.
     8    2. A person is not guilty of the provisions of this section when he or
     9  she engages in the conduct described in subdivision one of this section:
    10  (a)  with  the  intent  that  the child be safe from physical injury and
    11  cared for in an appropriate manner; (b) the child is left with an appro-
    12  priate person, or in a suitable location and the person who  leaves  the
    13  child  promptly  notifies an appropriate person of the child's location;
    14  and (c) the child is not more than [thirty days] sixteen years old.
    15    Abandonment of a child is a class E felony.
    16    § 2. Subdivision 3 of section 260.10 of the penal  law,  as  added  by
    17  chapter 447 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read as follows:
    18    3. A person is not guilty of the provisions of this section when he or
    19  she  engages  in  the  conduct  described  in subdivision one of section
    20  260.00 of this article: (a) with the intent to wholly abandon the  child
    21  by relinquishing responsibility for and right to the care and custody of
    22  such  child;  (b)  with  the intent that the child be safe from physical
    23  injury and cared for in an appropriate manner; (c)  the  child  is  left
    24  with an appropriate person, or in a suitable location and the person who
    25  leaves  the child promptly notifies an appropriate person of the child's
    26  location; and (d) the child is not more than [thirty days] sixteen years
    27  old.
    28    § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD14286-01-9
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