Assembly Bill A10703

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to assault on district attorneys and assistant district attorneys

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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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2011-A10703 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §120.05, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A5210

2011-A10703 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to assault with intent to prevent the district attorney or assistant district attorney or while the district attorney or assistant district attorney is in performance of assigned duties is deemed assault in the 2nd degree.

2011-A10703 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  10703

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              June 15, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Titone) --
  read once and referred to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to assault on district attor-
  neys and assistant district attorneys

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

  Section  1. Subdivision 3 of section 120.05 of the penal law, as sepa-
rately amended by chapters 318 and 345 of the laws of 2010,  is  amended
to read as follows:
  3.  With intent to prevent a peace officer, a police officer, DISTRICT
ATTORNEY, ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY, registered nurse, licensed  prac-
tical  nurse,  sanitation  enforcement agent, a firefighter, including a
firefighter acting as a paramedic or emergency medical technician admin-
istering first aid in the course of performance of duty  as  such  fire-
fighter,  an  emergency  medical  service paramedic or emergency medical
service technician, or medical or related personnel in a hospital  emer-
gency department, a city marshal, a traffic enforcement officer or traf-
fic enforcement agent, from performing a lawful duty, by means including
releasing  or  failing to control an animal under circumstances evincing
the actor's intent that the animal obstruct the lawful activity of  such
peace  officer,  police  officer,  DISTRICT ATTORNEY, ASSISTANT DISTRICT
ATTORNEY,  registered  nurse,  licensed  practical   nurse,   sanitation
enforcement  agent,  firefighter,  paramedic,  technician, city marshal,
traffic enforcement officer or traffic  enforcement  agent,  he  or  she
causes  physical  injury to such peace officer, police officer, DISTRICT
ATTORNEY, ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY, registered nurse, licensed  prac-
tical nurse, sanitation enforcement agent, firefighter, paramedic, tech-
nician  or  medical or related personnel in a hospital emergency depart-
ment, city marshal, traffic enforcement officer or  traffic  enforcement
agent; or
  S  2. Subdivision 11 of section 120.05 of the penal law, as separately
amended by chapters 318 and 345 of the laws of 2010, is amended to  read
as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD15975-01-2

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