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Senate Bill S4007

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Enhances the criminal penalties for assaulting a medical doctor, nurse or nurse's aide while in the performance of their duties

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2009-S4007 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง120.05, Pen L

2009-S4007 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enhances the criminal penalties for assaulting a medical doctor, nurse or nurse's aid while in the performance of their duties; elevates it to assault in the second degree, a class D felony.

2009-S4007 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S4007 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4007

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              April 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. MORAHAN -- 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  enhancing  the  criminal
  penalty for assaulting medical doctors, nurses and nurses' aides

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

  Section 1. Section 120.05 of the penal law is amended by adding a  new
subdivision 13 to read as follows:
  13.  (A)  WITH  INTENT  TO  CAUSE PHYSICAL INJURY TO A MEDICAL DOCTOR,
NURSE OR NURSE'S AIDE WHILE  SUCH  EMPLOYEE  IS  IN  PERFORMANCE  OF  AN
ASSIGNED  DUTY  PROVIDING,  OR DIRECTLY RELATED TO PROVIDING CARE, HE OR
SHE CAUSES PHYSICAL INJURY TO SUCH  MEDICAL  DOCTOR,  NURSE  OR  NURSE'S
AIDE; OR (B) HE OR SHE RECKLESSLY CAUSES PHYSICAL INJURY TO SUCH MEDICAL
DOCTOR,  NURSE  OR  NURSE'S AIDE; OR (C) WITH CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE, HE OR
SHE CAUSES PHYSICAL INJURY TO SUCH MEDICAL DOCTOR, NURSE OR NURSE'S AIDE
BY MEANS OF A DEADLY WEAPON OR A DANGEROUS INSTRUMENT.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11015-01-9

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