Senate Bill S1974A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Adds employees of the office of children and family services to the list of public employees for which prevention of duties constitutes assault in the second degree

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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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2015-S1974 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2401
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §120.05, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S7515, A10539
2013-2014: S4006, A2680
2017-2018: S2728, A2136
2019-2020: S4514, A6391
2021-2022: S4130, A748
2023-2024: S4222

2015-S1974 - Summary

Adds employees of the office of children and family services to the list of public employees for which prevention of duties constitutes assault in the second degree.

2015-S1974 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S1974 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1974

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 15, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  GRIFFO -- 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 including employees of the
  office of children and family services on the list of public employees
  for which prevention of duties qualifies  as  assault  in  the  second
  degree

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

  Section 1. Subdivisions 3 and 11 of section 120.05 of the  penal  law,
as  amended  by  chapter 196 of the laws of 2014, are amended to read as
follows:
  3. With intent to prevent a peace officer, a police officer,  prosecu-
tor as defined in subdivision thirty-one of section 1.20 of the criminal
procedure  law,  registered  nurse, licensed practical nurse, sanitation
enforcement agent, New  York  city  sanitation  worker,  a  firefighter,
including a firefighter acting as a paramedic or emergency medical tech-
nician  administering  first aid in the course of performance of duty as
such firefighter, an emergency medical service  paramedic  or  emergency
medical  service technician, or medical or related personnel in a hospi-
tal emergency department,  a  city  marshal,  a  school  crossing  guard
appointed pursuant to section two hundred eight-a of the general munici-
pal  law, a traffic enforcement officer or traffic enforcement agent, OR
EMPLOYEE OF A SECURE OR LIMITED SECURE  RESIDENTIAL  FACILITY  LICENSED,
CERTIFIED  OR  OPERATED  BY  THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES,
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,  prosecutor  as  defined  in  subdivision thirty-one of
section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law, registered  nurse,  licensed
practical  nurse, sanitation enforcement agent, New York city sanitation
worker, firefighter, paramedic, technician, city marshal, school  cross-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03467-01-5
              

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2015-S1974A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2401
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §120.05, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S7515, A10539
2013-2014: S4006, A2680
2017-2018: S2728, A2136
2019-2020: S4514, A6391
2021-2022: S4130, A748
2023-2024: S4222

2015-S1974A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Adds employees of the office of children and family services to the list of public employees for which prevention of duties constitutes assault in the second degree.

2015-S1974A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S1974A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 1974--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 15, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  GRIFFO, AVELLA -- read twice and ordered printed,
  and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes  --  recom-
  mitted  to  the  Committee  on Codes in accordance with Senate Rule 6,
  sec. 8 -- committee discharged, bill  amended,  ordered  reprinted  as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to including employees of the
  office of children and family services on the list of public employees
  for  which  prevention  of  duties  qualifies as assault in the second
  degree

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

  Section  1.  Subdivisions 3 and 11 of section 120.05 of the penal law,
as amended by chapter 196 of the laws of 2014, are amended  to  read  as
follows:
  3.  With intent to prevent a peace officer, a police officer, prosecu-
tor as defined in subdivision thirty-one of section 1.20 of the criminal
procedure law, registered nurse, licensed  practical  nurse,  sanitation
enforcement  agent,  New  York  city  sanitation  worker, a firefighter,
including a firefighter acting as a paramedic or emergency medical tech-
nician administering first aid in the course of performance of  duty  as
such  firefighter,  an  emergency medical service paramedic or emergency
medical service technician, or medical or related personnel in a  hospi-
tal  emergency  department,  a  city  marshal,  a  school crossing guard
appointed pursuant to section two hundred eight-a of the general munici-
pal law, a traffic enforcement officer or traffic enforcement agent,  OR
EMPLOYEE  OF  A  SECURE OR LIMITED SECURE RESIDENTIAL FACILITY LICENSED,
CERTIFIED OR OPERATED BY THE OFFICE OF  CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY  SERVICES,
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, prosecutor  as  defined  in  subdivision  thirty-one  of

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03467-02-6
              

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