Provides for a child victim fee imposed on conviction for certain crimes and forfeiture of instrumentalities of such crimes and uses moneys to supplement a fund

2 Co-sponsors

• Michael H. Ranzenhofer
• Dale M. Volker

Title of bill

An act to amend the penal law, in relation to forfeiture proceedings and imposing a child victim fee on persons convicted of certain offenses and using such fee to supplement a fund of the state

Purpose

To ensure adequate funding for certain children's programs through a child victim fee and asset forfeiture.

Summary of provisions

Section 1 -- Amends the Penal Law to establish a "child victim fee" of $50 to be paid by certain sexual predators.

Section 2 -- Amends certain portions of the Penal Law and ensures that money collected by the "child victim fee" goes to the children and family enhancement fund (State Finance Law section 97-yyy).

Section 3 -- Amends the Penal Law to state what must occur when someone obligated to pay the child victim fee fails to pay the fee.

Section 4 -- Adds an Article 413 to the Penal Law. States that the instrumentalities of sexual offenses and sexually violent offenses, when the victim is a child, may be forfeited. Proceeds from the sale of forfeited property is to be deposited in the children and family enhancement fund.

Section 5 -- Effective date.

Justification

Throughout the country, parents, families, and communities are working to develop solutions to tight child sexual predators. This legislation is intended to create an additional funding source for programs that educate kids on how to stay away from sexual predators Through asset forfeiture and a new "child victim fee," we can adequately fund these programs and help ensure that New York State's children are sate from sex offenders.

Legislative history

S.5092/A.8251 of 2007-2008 (Passed Senate)

Fiscal implications

Undetermined.

Effective date

180 days after it shall have become a law.