S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3077
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
March 10, 2009
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Introduced by Sen. VALESKY -- 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 offense
of disruption of a sports contest
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 240.23 to
read as follows:
S 240.23 DISRUPTION OF A SPORTS CONTEST.
A PERSON IS GUILTY OF DISRUPTION OF A SPORTS CONTEST WHEN, NOT BEING A
SPORTS PARTICIPANT AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION 180.35 OF
THIS PART, HE OR SHE, WITH INTENT TO CAUSE ANNOYANCE, ALARM OR PHYSICAL
INJURY TO A SPORT PARTICIPANT OR SPORTS OFFICIAL AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVI-
SION THREE OF SECTION 180.35 OF THIS PART, CAUSES AN OBJECT TO BE
PROJECTED ONTO THE FIELD OF PLAY OF A SPORTS CONTEST AS DEFINED IN
SUBDIVISION ONE OF SECTION 180.35 OF THIS PART.
DISRUPTION OF A SPORTS CONTEST 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 law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD08440-01-9