New York S05521 amends the penal law to define consent as a freely given, knowledgeable, and informed agreement by a person with the capacity to.
New York S05521 amends the penal law by adding a new definition of consent. It specifies that consent must be a freely given, knowledgeable, and informed agreement by a person who has the capacity to reason. This definition will apply to terms of general use within the penal law. The change will take effect 90 days after the bill becomes law.
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