Bill Text: NY S05198 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Relates to eliminating the statute of limitations for certain crimes of rape and criminal sexual act.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - REFERRED TO CODES [S05198 Detail]

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          5198
                               2019-2020 Regular Sessions
                    IN SENATE
                                     April 15, 2019
                                       ___________
        Introduced  by  Sen.  BIAGGI -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
          printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
        AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to  the  statute
          of limitations for rape in the second and third degree
          The  People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:
     1    Section 1. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 2  of  section  30.10  of  the
     2  criminal  procedure  law, as amended by chapter 467 of the laws of 2008,
     3  is amended to read as follows:
     4    (a) A prosecution for a class A felony, or rape in the first degree as
     5  defined in section 130.35 of the penal law, rape in the second degree as
     6  defined in section 130.30, rape  in  the  third  degree  as  defined  in
     7  section 130.25, or a crime defined or formerly defined in section 130.50
     8  of  the  penal  law,  or  aggravated sexual abuse in the first degree as
     9  defined in section 130.70 of the penal law, or course of sexual  conduct
    10  against  a child in the first degree as defined in section 130.75 of the
    11  penal law may be commenced at any time;
    12    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                   LBD10760-01-9
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