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- Referred to codes
- Returned to senate
- Died in assembly
- Referred to codes
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 60–2
- Ordered to third reading cal.1446
- Committee discharged and committed to rules
- Print number 4829a
- Amend and recommit to codes
- Referred to codes
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Creates public lewdness in the second degree, a class A misdemeanor
In Assembly Committee · Codes · Sponsor Joseph Lentol
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BILL NUMBER:S4829A
Title of bill
An act to amend the penal law, in relation to public lewdness
Purpose or general idea of bill
Creates public lewdness in the second degree, a class A misdemeanor
Summary of provisions
The penal law is amended by adding a new section 245.03
Justification
Public lewdness involves intentionally exposing the private or intimate parts of one's body in a lewd manner in a public place or in a private place under circumstances in which he may be readily to be observed. Public lewdness offenses can lead to serious consequences and cause enduring trauma for those who find themselves victim to it. Offenders often aim their public lewdness at minors and at women, and law enforcement officials have indicated that perpetrators often have a long history of such acts and of other sex crimes. Therefore, it is important to appropriately punish and deter serial offenders with higher penalties for multiple offenses of public lewdness. Right now, under state law public lewdness is only a B misdemeanor, regardless of how often a person re-offends. It is important to raise this penalty to an A misdemeanor for multiple offenses.
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Effective date
This act shall take effect on the first of November after it shall become law.
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