New York A03512 establishes endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree as a crime.

New York A03512 amends the penal law to create the crime of endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree. This crime occurs when a person knowingly acts in a manner that creates a foreseeable risk of serious physical injury or protracted harm to the mental or emotional welfare of a child under seventeen years old. The bill also specifies that a person cannot be prosecuted for another sexual offense involving the same victim unless the other offense occurred outside the time period charged under this section.

New York A03512 establishes endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree as a crime.

New York A03512 amends the penal law to create the crime of endangering the welfare of a child in the first degree. This crime occurs when a person knowingly acts in a manner that creates a foreseeable risk of serious physical injury or protracted harm to the mental or emotional welfare of a child under seventeen years old. The bill also specifies that a person cannot be prosecuted for another sexual offense involving the same victim unless the other offense occurred outside the time period charged under this section.