On Friday, Governor Kathy Hochul signed a bill repealing a 1907 law that made cheating on your spouse a crime.
Hochul signed a bill that repealed a 117-year-old law that made adultery a class B misdemeanor that could land cheaters in jail for 90 days.
Hochul shared, “While I’ve been fortunate to share a loving married life with my husband for 40 years — making it somewhat ironic for me to sign a bill decriminalizing adultery — I know that people often have complex relationships.”
“These matters should clearly be handled by these individuals and not our criminal justice system. Let’s take this silly, outdated statute off the books, once and for all,” added Hochul.
State Assemblymember Charles Lavine, who authored the bill, shared that since the 1970s, over a dozen people have been charged with adultery, and only five have been convicted.
Lavine stated, “Laws are meant to protect our community and to serve as a deterrent to anti-social behavior. New York’s adultery law advanced neither purpose.”
Cheating on your spouse is no longer a crime in New York, with the repeal of a little-known 1907 law https://t.co/JRWPhU838u
— The Associated Press (@AP) November 23, 2024
Per The New York Post:
Adultery, a crime of the heart, is no longer a crime in the state of New York.
Gov. Kathy Hochul signed a bill Friday repealing the more-than-a-century-old law that classified cheating as a class B misdemeanor and landed debauchers behind bars for up to 90 days.
“While I’ve been fortunate to share a loving married life with my husband for 40 years — making it somewhat ironic for me to sign a bill decriminalizing adultery — I know that people often have complex relationships,” the governor said in a statement.
“These matters should clearly be handled by these individuals and not our criminal justice system. Let’s take this silly, outdated statute off the books, once and for all.”
The law was last used in 2010 when a woman was caught in a sex act in a public park, but her charges were later dropped after accepting a plea deal.
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