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Senate Bill S5866

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to the offense of endangering the welfare of a child

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2011-S5866 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง260.10, Pen L

2011-S5866 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the offense of endangering the welfare of a child; adds an element and changes to an E felony.

2011-S5866 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S5866 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5866

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              July 27, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. MARTINS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to endangering the welfare of
  a child

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1.  The closing paragraph of section 260.10 of the penal law,
as amended by chapter 447 of the laws of 2010,  is  amended  and  a  new
subdivision 4 is added to read as follows:
  4.  BEING  A PARENT, GUARDIAN OR OTHER PERSON LEGALLY CHARGED WITH THE
CARE OR CUSTODY OF A CHILD LESS THAN TEN YEARS OLD, HE OR SHE  FAILS  TO
REPORT  TO  THE  POLICE  OR  ANY OTHER PROPER AUTHORITY, SUCH CHILD AS A
MISSING PERSON AFTER SUCH CHILD HAS BEEN MISSING FOR A  PERIOD  OF  TIME
EXCEEDING TWENTY-FOUR HOURS.
  Endangering  the  welfare  of  a  child  is  a class [A misdemeanor] E
FELONY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD13287-01-1

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