What's happening
This bill creates the crime of patronizing a prostitute in a school zone and expands the definition to include daycare facilities.
Why it matters
Increases penalties for patronizing a prostitute. near schools or daycare facilities by making it a class D felony, which can mean significant prison time and a felony record, potentially serving as a strong deterrent.
Expands what counts as a "school zone". to include daycare facilities, meaning a broader range of locations—such as buildings, playgrounds, and even sidewalks adjacent to these sites—are covered by the stricter law.
Signals heightened concern for child safety. by recognizing that illicit activities near any place where children are present—whether at school or daycare—pose a particular risk to community wellbeing and deserve extra legal protection.
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STATE OF NEW YORK
7223
IN SENATE
January 4, 2018
Introduced by Sen. PERALTA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the crime of patronizing a prostitute in a school zone and including daycare facilities within the definition of a school zone
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assembly, do enact as follows:
Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 230.06-a to read as follows: § 230.06-a Patronizing a prostitute in a school zone.
A person is guilty of patronizing a prostitute in a school zone when such person patronizes a prostitute in a school zone as defined in subdivision two of section 230.03 of this article.
Patronizing a prostitute in a school zone is a class D felony.
§ 2. Subdivision 2 of section 230.03 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 368 of the laws of 2015, is amended to read as follows:
2. For the purposes of this section, section 230.08 and section 230.19 of this article, "school zone" means (a) in or on or within any building, structure, athletic playing field, playground or land contained within the real property boundary line of a public or private elementary, parochial, intermediate, junior high, vocational, or high school, or daycare facility, or (b) any public sidewalk, street, parking lot, park, playground or private land, located immediately adjacent to the boundary line of such school or facility.
§ 3. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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Title of bill
An act to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the crime of patronizing a prostitute in a school zone and including daycare facili- ties within the definition of a school zone
Summary of specific provisions
Section 1: Amends the Penal Law by adding a new section 230.06-a, which creates the crime of patronizing a prostitute in a school zone. Provides that any person guilty of such crime shall be guilty of a Class D Felony.
Section 2: Amends the Penal Law, section 230.03, subdivision 2, which adds daycare facilities to the definition of a school zone.
Section 3: Sets forth the effective date.
Justification
This bill strengthens current statute by establishing patronizing a prostitute in a school zone as a Class D felony. Additionally, in order to protect children who attend daycare, daycare facilities have been included in the definition of a school zone.
Prior legislative history
2017: S508 - Passed Senate/No Same As 2016: S463 - Passed Senate/A.6542 - Referred to Codes 2015: S463 - Passed Senate/A.6542 - Referred to Codes 2014: S20 - Passed Senate/A.23 - Referred to Codes 2013: S20 - Passed Senate/A.23 - Referred to Codes 2012: S7858 - Referred to Rules/No Same As
Fiscal implications
None to the State
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the First of November next succeeding the date on which it shall have become law.
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