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Assembly Bill A6027

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Redefines assault in the second degree to include public health and building inspection officers within provisions applicable to assault 2nd degree

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2009-A6027 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1967
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง120.05, Pen L

2009-A6027 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Redefines assault in the second degree to include public health and building inspection officers within provisions applicable to assault 2nd degree.

2009-A6027 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6027

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 24, 2009
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the definition of  assault
  in the second degree

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 3 of  section  120.05  of  the  penal  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  45  of  the  laws  of  2008, is amended to read as
follows:
  3. With intent to prevent a peace officer, a police officer,  a  fire-
fighter,  including  a  firefighter  acting  as a paramedic or emergency
medical technician administering first aid in the course of  performance
of  duty  as such firefighter, an emergency medical service paramedic or
emergency medical service technician, PUBLIC HEALTH INSPECTOR OR  BUILD-
ING  INSPECTION  OFFICER,  or medical or related personnel in a hospital
emergency department, a city marshal, a traffic enforcement  officer  or
traffic  enforcement  agent,  from  performing  a  lawful duty, by means
including releasing or failing to control an animal under  circumstances
evincing the actor's intent that the animal obstruct the lawful activity
of  such  peace officer, police officer, firefighter, paramedic, INSPEC-
TOR, INSPECTION OFFICER, technician, city marshal,  traffic  enforcement
officer  or  traffic enforcement agent, he or she causes physical injury
to such peace officer, police officer, firefighter,  paramedic,  INSPEC-
TOR, INSPECTION OFFICER, technician or medical or related personnel in a
hospital emergency department, city marshal, traffic enforcement officer
or traffic enforcement agent; or
  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.
                                                           LBD07878-01-9

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