New York A06159 amends the penal law to increase the penalty for rape in the first degree from a class B felony to a class A-II felony.

New York A06159 amends Section 130.35 of the penal law to increase the penalty for rape in the first degree. The bill specifies that rape in the first degree occurs under certain conditions, including when a person engages in vaginal, oral, or anal sexual contact with another person by forcible compulsion, when the victim is incapable of consent due to being physically helpless, or when the victim is under a certain age and the actor is older. The bill raises the felony classification from class B to class A-II, effective immediately.

New York A06159 amends the penal law to increase the penalty for rape in the first degree from a class B felony to a class A-II felony.

New York A06159 amends Section 130.35 of the penal law to increase the penalty for rape in the first degree. The bill specifies that rape in the first degree occurs under certain conditions, including when a person engages in vaginal, oral, or anal sexual contact with another person by forcible compulsion, when the victim is incapable of consent due to being physically helpless, or when the victim is under a certain age and the actor is older. The bill raises the felony classification from class B to class A-II, effective immediately.