Provides that a person may be charged with promoting a suicide or manslaughter if he or she is convicted of endangering the welfare of a vulnerable elderly person, an incompetent or physically disabled person and the conduct was the proximate cause of the victim's suicide.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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10874
IN ASSEMBLY
May 25, 2018
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Introduced by M. of A. BARRETT -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to promoting a suicide and
manslaughter in the second degree
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Section 120.30 of the penal law is amended to read as
2 follows:
3 § 120.30 Promoting a suicide attempt.
4 A person is guilty of promoting a suicide attempt when:
5 (a) he or she intentionally causes or aids another person to attempt
6 suicide; or
7 (b) he or she endangers the welfare of an incompetent, a vulnerable
8 elderly person or a physically disabled person as set forth in section
9 260.25, 260.32 or 260.34 of this chapter and such conduct significantly
10 contributed to the victim's suicide attempt.
11 Promoting a suicide attempt is a class E felony.
12 § 2. Section 125.15 of the penal law is amended to read as follows:
13 § 125.15 Manslaughter in the second degree.
14 A person is guilty of manslaughter in the second degree when:
15 1. He or she recklessly causes the death of another person; or
16 2. He or she commits upon a female an abortional act which causes her
17 death, unless such abortional act is justifiable pursuant to subdivision
18 three of section 125.05; or
19 3. He or she intentionally causes or aids another person to commit
20 suicide; or
21 4. He or she endangers the welfare of an incompetent, a vulnerable
22 elderly person, or a physically disabled person as set forth in section
23 260.25, 260.32 or 260.34 of this chapter and such conduct significantly
24 contributed to the victim's suicide.
25 Manslaughter in the second degree is a class C felony.
26 § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
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