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Senate Bill S4335

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Grants rights of action to certain injured or representatives of certain deceased police officers

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2009-S4335 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5033
Current Committee:
Senate Local Government
Law Section:
General Municipal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง205-e, Gen Muni L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S2961

2009-S4335 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Allows a police officer or representative of such deceased officer to bring an action for damages against an individual who injures such officer during the performance of his or her duties.

2009-S4335 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S4335 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4335

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 22, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  KRUGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government

AN ACT to amend the general municipal law,  in  relation  to  rights  of
  action  to  certain  injured  or  representatives  of certain deceased
  police officers

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

  Section  1.  Section  205-e of the general municipal law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
  4. NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE INTERPRETED AS  PRECLUD-
ING  ANY  OFFICER,  MEMBER,  AGENT, OR EMPLOYEE OF ANY POLICE DEPARTMENT
INJURED OR WHOSE LIFE MAY BE LOST WHILE IN THE DISCHARGE OR  PERFORMANCE
OF  DUTY  OUTLINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, OR THE SPOUSE AND
CHILDREN, OR THE PARENTS, OR THE BROTHERS AND SISTERS, BEING THE SURVIV-
ING HEIRS-AT-LAW OF ANY DECEASED PERSON THUS HAVING LOST HIS LIFE,  FROM
HOLDING  THE PERPETRATOR OF AN ACTION WHICH RESULTS IN INJURY, A DISEASE
WHICH MAY RESULT IN DEATH, OR WRONGFUL DEATH LIABLE FOR CIVIL DAMAGE.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03127-01-9

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