A law that made lying on your spouse a murder was removed by the governor’s bill, which was signed on Friday. The laws, from 1907, may have put people in prison for three weeks.
Governor Hochul remarked,” These things may get handled by these people, no our criminal justice system.” ” Let’s get this ridiculous, outdated legislation off the novels, once and for all”.
The legislation was seldom used. Assemblymember Charles Lavine, who sponsored the costs to repeal the law, said about 12 people were charged under it since the 1970s, with just five views.
” Rules are intended to deter anti-social behavior and protect our society.” New York’s prostitution laws advanced neither purpose”, Lavine said.
Similar laws in many other states made marriage more difficult. These rules are now only pass passable.
In the 1960s, New York about abolished the law, but some politicians opposed. The charge was dropped because the law’s most recent usage was in 2010.
