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Title of bill
An act to amend the penal law, in relation to the offense of failing to secure a swimming pool
Purpose
To apply a criminal penalty in the form of a class A misdemeanor for failure to secure a swimming pool with proper fencing if as a result of such failure, a person dies as a result of drowning in the pool.
Summary of provisions
The penal law is amended by adding a new section 270.40.
Justification
In the wake of the tragic death of Matthew Lentz, a 2 1/2 year old who drowned in a neighbor's unfenced pool (and the many other deaths which occur each year), it is clear that a criminal penalty needs to be enforced for those who refuse to fence their pools properly and where as a result someone dies because of their failure. This legislation should help to deter and avoid such calamities in the future by enforcing a class A misdemeanor in these cases of neglect with regard to swimming pools.
Legislative history
2008-07: S.3779 REFERRED TO CODES 2006: S.6780 REFERRED TO CODES
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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