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BILL NUMBER:S6374
Title of bill
An act to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the offense of aggravated assault upon a person less than ten years old
Purpose or general idea of bill
This bill seeks to raise the minimum sentencing when a child under the age of ten is assaulted by means of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument.
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1 explains the bill will be known as "Luisito's Law." Section 2 outlines that this bill would add a new section, 120.12-a to venal law 120.12 to make the crime of assault upon a person less than ten years old by means of a deadly weapon or a dangerous instrument a class felony.
Justification
Each year children are the victims of unnecessary violence when hit with stray bullets or shrapnel from incidents around the state. These children are innocent victims who face lifetimes of pain and suffering at the hands of violent criminals. This bill would ensure that anyone who harms a child, whether on purpose or not is punished justly.
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To be determined
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeeding the date upon which it shall have become a law.
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