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Assembly Bill A9196

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes the crimes of menacing and assault on a judge or a district attorney

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2009-A9196 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§120.71 - 120.73, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A409

2009-A9196 - Summary

Establishes the crimes of menacing, assault and aggravated assault on a judge or a district attorney.

2009-A9196 - Sponsor Memo

2009-A9196 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  9196

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            October 21, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to making assault on a  judge
  or other courtroom personnel a class C felony

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

  Section 1. Section 120.08 of the penal law, as added by chapter 632 of
the laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows:
S 120.08 Assault on a peace officer, police officer, fireman [or], emer-
           gency  medical  services  professional,  JUDGE  OR  COURTROOM
           PERSONNEL.
  A  person  is  guilty  of  assault on a peace officer, police officer,
fireman [or], emergency medical services professional, JUDGE  OR  COURT-
ROOM  PERSONNEL  when,  with  intent  to prevent a peace officer, police
officer, a fireman, including a fireman acting as a paramedic  or  emer-
gency  medical  technician  administering  first  aid  in  the course of
performance of duty as such fireman, or  an  emergency  medical  service
paramedic  or emergency medical service technician, OR A JUDGE OR COURT-
ROOM PERSONNEL from performing a lawful duty, he causes serious physical
injury to such peace officer, police officer, fireman,  paramedic  [or],
technician, JUDGE OR COURTROOM PERSONNEL.
  Assault  on  a  peace officer, police officer, fireman [or], emergency
medical services professional, JUDGE OR COURTROOM PERSONNEL is a class C
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.


 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14840-01-9

2009-A9196A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§120.71 - 120.73, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A409

2009-A9196A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the crimes of menacing, assault and aggravated assault on a judge or a district attorney.

2009-A9196A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A9196A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 9196--A

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            October 21, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Codes -- recommitted to the Committee on  Codes  in  accordance
  with  Assembly  Rule  3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended,
  ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the crimes of
  menacing, assault and aggravated assault on a judge, district attorney
  or assistant district attorney

  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 120.71 to
read as follows:
S 120.71 ASSAULT ON A JUDGE OR DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
  A PERSON IS GUILTY OF ASSAULT ON A JUDGE OR DISTRICT ATTORNEY WHEN  HE
OR  SHE  CAUSES SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY TO A PERSON WHOM HE OR SHE KNOWS
OR REASONABLY SHOULD KNOW TO BE A JUDGE, DISTRICT ATTORNEY OR  ASSISTANT
DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
  ASSAULT ON A JUDGE OR DISTRICT ATTORNEY IS A CLASS C FELONY.
  S  2.  The penal law is amended by adding a new section 120.72 to read
as follows:
S 120.72 AGGRAVATED ASSAULT ON A JUDGE OR DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
  A PERSON IS GUILTY OF AGGRAVATED ASSAULT ON A JUDGE OR DISTRICT ATTOR-
NEY WHEN, WITH INTENT TO CAUSE SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY TO A PERSON  WHOM
HE OR SHE KNOWS OR REASONABLY SHOULD KNOW TO BE A JUDGE, DISTRICT ATTOR-
NEY  OR  ASSISTANT  DISTRICT  ATTORNEY,  HE OR SHE CAUSES SUCH INJURY BY
MEANS OF A DEADLY WEAPON OR DANGEROUS INSTRUMENT.
  AGGRAVATED ASSAULT ON A JUDGE OR DISTRICT ATTORNEY IS A CLASS B  FELO-
NY.
  S  3.  The penal law is amended by adding a new section 120.73 to read
as follows:
S 120.73 MENACING A JUDGE OR DISTRICT ATTORNEY.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14840-02-0

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