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Establishes that the promotion of prostitution of a child less than eighteen years old by a parent or guardian a Class B felony
In Assembly Committee · Codes · Sponsor William Scarborough
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Title of bill
An act to amend the penal law, in relation to making the prostitution of a child by a parent or guardian a class B felony
Purpose
This legislation establishes the promotion of a child less than eighteen years old by a parent or guardian to a class B felony.
Summary of provisions
Section 1: A person will be found guilty when promoting prostitution of a minor. Conviction will be a class B felony,
Section 2: Establishes the effective date.
Justification
According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the average age of a child first used in prostitution is 11 to 14, with some as young as 9 years of age. In the United States there have been fourteen field offices identified as having the highest incidence of children Used in prostitution. One of those fourteen offices is in New York City where it has been estimated that there are roughly five thousand youth and children in prostitution. Currently, the prostitution of a child is a class D Felony.
Legislative history
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS : None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
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