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Assembly Bill A943

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes the crime of aggravated robbery of a police or peace officer in the first and second degrees

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2009-A943 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยงยง160.20 & 160.25, Pen L

2009-A943 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the crime of aggravated robbery of a police or peace officer in the first and second degree to provide further legal recourse for officers injured during an arrest and to encourage prosecution of criminal suspects who forcibly take an officer's property.

2009-A943 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                   943

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. McDONOUGH, KOLB, ERRIGO, FINCH -- Multi-Sponsored
  by  --  M.  of  A.   CALHOUN, RABBITT -- read once and referred to the
  Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the crime  of
  aggravated robbery of a police or peace officer

  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 two new sections  160.20
and 160.25 to read as follows:
S  160.20  AGGRAVATED ROBBERY OF A POLICE OR PEACE OFFICER IN THE SECOND
           DEGREE.
  A PERSON IS GUILTY OF AGGRAVATED ROBBERY OF A POLICE OR PEACE  OFFICER
IN  THE  SECOND DEGREE WHEN HE OR SHE FORCIBLY REMOVES A PIECE OF EQUIP-
MENT FROM THE OFFICER'S PERSON OR POSSESSION.
  AGGRAVATED ROBBERY OF A POLICE OR PEACE OFFICER IN THE  SECOND  DEGREE
IS A CLASS C FELONY.
S  160.25  AGGRAVATED  ROBBERY OF A POLICE OR PEACE OFFICER IN THE FIRST
           DEGREE.
  A PERSON IS GUILTY OF AGGRAVATED ROBBERY OF A POLICE OR PEACE  OFFICER
IN  THE  FIRST  DEGREE  WHEN  HE  OR SHE COMMITS AGGRAVATED ROBBERY OF A
POLICE OR PEACE OFFICER IN THE SECOND DEGREE AND WHEN:
  1. THE PIECE OF EQUIPMENT IS A FIREARM AS DEFINED IN SECTION 265.00 OF
THIS PART; OR
  2. HE OR SHE CAUSES PHYSICAL INJURY TO SUCH POLICE OR PEACE OFFICER.
  AGGRAVATED ROBBERY OF A POLICE OR PEACE OFFICER IN THE FIRST DEGREE IS
A CLASS B FELONY.
  S 2. This act shall take  effect  on  the  first    of  November  next
succeeding 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.
                                                           LBD01508-01-9

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