Assembly Bill A2771

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes the offense of vehicular obstruction of governmental administration when a person fails to respond to a police or peace officer's instruction to stop

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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-A2771 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §195.09, amd §70.25, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A6521

2009-A2771 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the offense of vehicular obstruction of governmental administration when a person fails to respond to a police or peace officer's instruction to stop or by driving away before such officer has finished his or her inquiry; establishes such offense as a class D felony.

2009-A2771 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2771

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 21, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  KOLB,  ERRIGO, WALKER, McKEVITT, MOLINARO --
  Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of A. CALHOUN, CROUCH, OAKS, REILICH -- read
  once and referred to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing  the  offense
  of vehicular obstruction of governmental administration

  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 195.09  to
read as follows:
S 195.09 VEHICULAR OBSTRUCTION OF GOVERNMENTAL ADMINISTRATION.
  A  PERSON  IS GUILTY OF VEHICULAR OBSTRUCTION OF GOVERNMENTAL ADMINIS-
TRATION WHEN, WITH THE INTENT OF PREVENTING A POLICE  OFFICER  OR  PEACE
OFFICER  FROM  PERFORMING A LAWFUL DUTY, SUCH PERSON FAILS TO RESPOND TO
SUCH OFFICER'S VISUAL OR AUDIBLE DIRECTION OR INSTRUCTION TO  PULL  OVER
AND  STOP  THE  PERSON'S VEHICLE OR BY STOPPING AND SUBSEQUENTLY DRIVING
AWAY PRIOR TO COMPLETION OF THE OFFICER'S INQUIRY.
  VEHICULAR OBSTRUCTION OF GOVERNMENTAL  ADMINISTRATION  IS  A  CLASS  D
FELONY.
  S  2. Section 70.25 of the penal law is amended by adding a new subdi-
vision 2-h to read as follows:
  2-H. WHENEVER A  PERSON  IS  CONVICTED  OF  VEHICULAR  OBSTRUCTION  OF
GOVERNMENTAL ADMINISTRATION AS DEFINED IN SECTION 195.09 OF THIS CHAPTER
AND ANY OTHER OFFENSE DEFINED IN THIS CHAPTER OR THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC
LAW, THE SENTENCES FOR SUCH OFFENSES SHALL RUN CONSECUTIVELY.
  S 3. 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.
                                                           LBD03692-01-9

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