Assembly Bill A1174

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that the threatening or intimidating of a judge or justice is a class B felony

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2009-A1174 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง215.18, Pen L

2009-A1174 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that a person is guilty of intimidating or threatening a judge or justice when he or she by word, gesture or other means conveys to any person or any judge or justice that he or she will or will attempt to cause the harassment, injury or death of such judge or justice or any of the judge's or justice's family members.

2009-A1174 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1174

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SEMINERIO  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to intimidating or  threaten-
  ing a judge or justice

  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 215.18  to
read as follows:
S 215.18 INTIMIDATING OR THREATENING A JUDGE OR JUSTICE.
  A  PERSON  IS GUILTY OF INTIMIDATING OR THREATENING A JUDGE OR JUSTICE
OF ANY COURT WHEN, BY WORD, GESTURE OR OTHER MEANS, HE OR SHE CONVEYS TO
ANY PERSON, OR TO ANY JUDGE OR JUSTICE, THAT HE  OR  SHE  WILL  OR  WILL
ATTEMPT TO CAUSE THE HARASSMENT, INJURY OR DEATH OF ANY JUDGE OR JUSTICE
OR  THE  HARASSMENT,  INJURY  OR  DEATH OF ANY MEMBER OF SUCH JUDGE'S OR
JUSTICE'S FAMILY.
  INTIMIDATING OR THREATENING A JUDGE OR JUSTICE IS A CLASS B 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.
                                                           LBD01837-01-9

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