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S 2467: Qualifies when kidnapping or related offenses that are committed in furtherance of a sex crime will be considered a sex offense.
What S 2467 does, verified January 12, 2026
The bill aims to amend the Correction Law to expand the definition of sex offenses in cases of kidnapping or related offenses. A conviction for certain crimes, such as kidnapping or related offenses, will be considered a sex offense if the victim is under 17 years old and the offender is not the victim's parent. The bill also applies to offenses committed in furtherance of a sex crime or where the victim is under 17 years old and being patronized for prostitution. The proposed changes will take effect immediately.
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2In CommitteePending
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4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION (2026-01-07)Alert me
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION |
| Jan. 21, 2025 | REFERRED TO CRIME VICTIMS, CRIME AND CORRECTION |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 21, 2025 · 324 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 2467 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 21, 2025 ___________ Introduced by Sen. SEPULVEDA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Crime Victims, Crime and Correction AN ACT to amend the correction law, in relation to qualifying when kidnapping or related offenses constitute a sex offense The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of subdivision 2 of 2 section 168-a of the correction law, as amended by chapter 23 of the 3 laws of 2024, is amended to read as follows: 4 (i) a conviction of or a conviction for an attempt to commit any of 5 the provisions of sections 120.70, 130.20, 130.25, 130.30, former 6 section 130.40, former section 130.45, sections 130.60, 230.34, 7 230.34-a, 250.50, 255.25, 255.26 and 255.27 or article two hundred 8 sixty-three of the penal law, or section 135.05, 135.10, 135.20 or 9 135.25 of such law relating to kidnapping offenses, provided the victim 10 of such kidnapping or related offense is less than seventeen years old 11 and the offender is not the parent of the victim and provided the 12 kidnapping or related offense is committed in furtherance of a sex 13 crime as defined in this article, or section 230.04, where the person 14 patronized is in fact less than seventeen years of age, 230.05, 230.06, 15 230.11, 230.12, 230.13, subdivision two of section 230.30, section 16 230.32, 230.33, or 230.34 of the penal law, or section 230.25 of the 17 penal law where the person prostituted is in fact less than seventeen 18 years old, or 19 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06453-01-5
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