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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Apr 27, 2009 |
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Senate Bill S4629
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes 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
2009-S4629 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง240.33, Pen L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
S464
2013-2014: S5307
2009-S4629 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S4629 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the crime of aggravated harassment of police officers, peace officers, court officers, emergency medical technicians or paramedics PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : To deter certain persons from harassing police officers, peace officers, court officers, emergency medical technicians or paramedics by inflicting such officers with bodily fluids. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : A new section 240.33 is added to the penal law creating the class E felony of aggravated harassment. A person is guilty of aggravated harassment of a police officer, peace officer, court officer, emergency medical technician or paramedic when, with intent to harass, annoy, threaten, harm or alarm a person whom he/she knows or reasonably should know to be a police officer, peace officer, court officer, emergency medical technician or paramedic engaged in the course of performing their official duties, he/she causes the police officer, peace officer, court officer, emergency medical technician or paramedic to come into contact with blood, seminal fluid, saliva, urine or feces, by throwing, tossing or expelling such fluid or material.
2009-S4629 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4629 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E April 27, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. NOZZOLIO -- 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 establishing the crime of aggravated harassment of police officers, peace officers, court offi- cers, emergency medical technicians or paramedics 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 POLICE OFFICER, PEACE OFFICER, COURT OFFICER, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN OR PARAMEDIC. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF AGGRAVATED HARASSMENT OF A POLICE OFFICER, PEACE OFFICER, COURT OFFICER, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN OR PARAMEDIC WHEN WITH INTENT TO HARASS, ANNOY, THREATEN, HARM OR ALARM A PERSON WHOM HE OR SHE KNOWS OR REASONABLY SHOULD KNOW TO BE A POLICE OFFICER, A PEACE OFFICER, COURT OFFICER, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN OR PARAMEDIC ENGAGED IN THE COURSE OF PERFORMING HIS OR HER OFFICIAL DUTIES, HE OR SHE CAUSES THE POLICE OFFICER, PEACE OFFICER, COURT OFFICER, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN OR PARAMEDIC TO COME INTO CONTACT WITH BLOOD, SEMINAL FLUID, SALIVA, URINE OR FECES, BY THROWING, TOSSING OR EXPELLING SUCH FLUID OR MATERIAL. AGGRAVATED HARASSMENT OF A POLICE OFFICER, PEACE OFFICER, COURT OFFI- CER, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN OR PARAMEDIC 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. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD11220-01-9
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