Assembly Actions -
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Apr 02, 2010 |
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Assembly Bill A10513
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
TEDISCO
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
David McDonough
multi-Sponsors
James Conte
Stephen Hawley
Brian Kolb
2009-A10513 (ACTIVE) - Details
2009-A10513 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:A10513 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to creating the crime of aggravated harassment of a family member of a person in active military service PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: Creates the crime of aggravated harassment of a family member of a person in active military service. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 240.33. 1. A person is guilty of aggravated harassment of a family member of a person in active military service when, with intent to harass, annoy, threaten or alarm another person, he or she either: a) communicates with a person, who at the time of communication, has a family member in active military service of the United States anonymous- ly or otherwise, by telephone, or by telegraph, mail, or any other form of written communication, in a manner likely to cause annoyance or alarm and such communication relates to the military service of such person's family member, or b) causes a communication to be initiated by mechanical or electronic
2009-A10513 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10513 I N A S S E M B L Y April 2, 2010 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. TEDISCO, McDONOUGH -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. CONTE, HAWLEY, KOLB -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to creating the crime of aggravated harassment of a family member of a person in active mili- tary service THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 240.33 to read as follows: S 240.33 AGGRAVATED HARASSMENT OF A FAMILY MEMBER OF A PERSON IN ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE. 1. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF AGGRAVATED HARASSMENT OF A FAMILY MEMBER OF A PERSON IN ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE WHEN, WITH INTENT TO HARASS, ANNOY, THREATEN OR ALARM ANOTHER PERSON, HE OR SHE EITHER: (A) COMMUNICATES WITH A PERSON, WHO AT THE TIME OF THE COMMUNICATION HAS A FAMILY MEMBER IN ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES, AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE OF THE MILITARY LAW, ANONYMOUSLY OR OTHERWISE, BY TELEPHONE, OR BY TELEGRAPH, MAIL OR ANY OTHER FORM OF WRITTEN COMMUNICATION, IN A MANNER LIKELY TO CAUSE ANNOYANCE OR ALARM AND SUCH COMMUNICATION RELATES TO THE MILITARY SERVICE OF SUCH PERSON'S FAMILY MEMBER; OR (B) CAUSES A COMMUNICATION TO BE INITIATED BY MECHANICAL OR ELECTRONIC MEANS OR OTHERWISE WITH A PERSON, WHO AT THE TIME OF THE COMMUNICATION HAS A FAMILY MEMBER IN ACTIVE MILITARY SERVICE OF THE UNITED STATES, AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN SECTION ONE OF THE MILITARY LAW, ANONYMOUSLY OR OTHERWISE, BY TELEPHONE, OR BY TELEGRAPH, MAIL OR ANY OTHER FORM OF WRITTEN COMMUNICATION, IN A MANNER LIKELY TO CAUSE ANNOYANCE OR ALARM AND SUCH COMMUNICATION RELATES TO THE MILITARY SERVICE OF SUCH PERSON'S FAMILY MEMBER. 2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "FAMILY MEMBER" MEANS THE HUSBAND, WIFE, SON, DAUGHTER, FATHER OR MOTHER OF A PERSON. AGGRAVATED HARASSMENT OF A FAMILY MEMBER OF A PERSON IN ACTIVE MILI- TARY SERVICE IS A CLASS E FELONY. S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed- ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
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