Senate Bill S3077

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes the class A misdemeanor of disruption of a sports contest

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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-S3077 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5294
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง240.23, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
A4103

2009-S3077 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the class A misdemeanor of disruption of a sports contest for causing any object to be projected onto the field of play of a sports contest with intent to annoy, alarm or injure any sports participant or sport official.

2009-S3077 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S3077 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3077

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 10, 2009
                               ___________

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

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