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Assembly Bill A2245

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides that a person is guilty of assault 3rd when he or she strikes a person he or she knows/should know is a police or peace officer while officer is performing

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2009-A2245 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1462
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง120.00, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A1781

2009-A2245 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that a person commits the crime of assault in the third degree, a class A misdemeanor, when he or she strikes person whom he/she knows, or reasonably should know, to be a police or peace officer while the officer is engaged in the course of performing his or her official duties.

2009-A2245 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2245

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 15, 2009
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to assault upon 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. Section 120.00 of the penal  law  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
S 120.00  Assault in the third degree.
  A person is guilty of assault in the third degree when:
  1.  With  intent to cause physical injury to another person, he OR SHE
causes such injury to such person or to a third person; or
  2. He OR SHE recklessly causes physical injury to another person; or
  3. With criminal negligence, he  OR  SHE  causes  physical  injury  to
another person by means of a deadly weapon or a dangerous instrument; OR
  4.  HE  OR  SHE  STRIKES  A  PERSON WHOM HE OR SHE KNOWS OR REASONABLY
SHOULD KNOW TO BE A POLICE OFFICER OR A PEACE OFFICER WHILE  THE  POLICE
OFFICER  OR  PEACE OFFICER IS ENGAGED IN THE COURSE OF PERFORMING HIS OR
HER OFFICIAL DUTIES.
  Assault in the third degree is a class A misdemeanor.
  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.
                                                           LBD03238-01-9

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