Senate Bill S2113

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Enhances the criminal penalties for assaulting employees of a local social services district while in the performance of their duties

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-S2113 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7631
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §120.05, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S641, A4672

2009-S2113 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enhances the criminal penalties for assaulting employees of a local social services district while in the performance of their duties; elevates it to assault in the second degree, a class D felony.

2009-S2113 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S2113 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  2113

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 11, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  GOLDEN, SEWARD -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation  to  enhancing  the  criminal
  penalty for assaulting employees of a local social services district

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 120.05 of the penal law is amended by adding a  new
subdivision 13 to read as follows:
  13. (A) WITH INTENT TO CAUSE PHYSICAL INJURY TO AN EMPLOYEE OF A LOCAL
SOCIAL  SERVICES  DISTRICT  WHILE  SUCH EMPLOYEE IS IN PERFORMANCE OF AN
ASSIGNED DUTY  PROVIDING,  OR  DIRECTLY  RELATED  TO  PROVIDING,  PUBLIC
ASSISTANCE  AND CARE, HE OR SHE CAUSES PHYSICAL INJURY TO SUCH EMPLOYEE;
OR (B) HE OR SHE RECKLESSLY CAUSES PHYSICAL INJURY TO SUCH EMPLOYEE;  OR
(C)  WITH  CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE, HE OR SHE CAUSES PHYSICAL INJURY TO SUCH
EMPLOYEE BY MEANS OF A DEADLY WEAPON OR A DANGEROUS INSTRUMENT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD07720-01-9


              

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