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History
- Referred to codes
- Referred to rules
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Creates the crime of display of sexual material in a vehicle
In Assembly Committee · Codes · Sponsor Felix Ortiz
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Title of bill
An act to amend the penal law, in relation to the crime of display of sexual material in a vehicle
Purpose or general idea of bill
To discourage the display of sexually explicit video material or images within a vehicle which is in public view.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1: Amends the Penal Law to add a new section 245.12 to address concerns about the display of sexual material in a vehicle that is observable by the general public. A person is guilty of display of sexual material in a vehicle when he/she displays a sexually explicit video on a video or television screen located within a vehicle that is able to be seen by the general public outside of such vehicle.
The crime of displaying sexual material in a vehicle shall be punishable by up to two thousand hours of community service. Additionally, one point will be added to the offender's driving record.
Justification
The display of explicit sexual material is not an action that should be allowed within the public's view. Parents have the right to let their children walk to school or ride the bus without worrying that they may catch a glimpse of a pornographic film playing on a driver's video screen within their vehicle. Each and every New Yorker has the right to walk the streets and drive on the roadways of our great state without being exposed to pornographic material.
This legislation will prevent individuals from displaying explicit sexual material in any public viewing area if such broadcast or image comes from within a motor vehicle.
Prior legislative history
2004 - A.10384 - Referred to Codes 2005/06 - A.1645 - Referred to Codes 2007/08 - A.3771 - Referred to Codes
Fiscal implications for state and local governments
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after it shall have become a law.
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