Senate Bill S3169

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Establishes the crime of aggravated harassment of a police officer or peace officer

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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-S3169 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1068
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง240.33, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S2322, A875, A8099
2013-2014: S2402, A5209
2015-2016: A1730

2009-S3169 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the crime of aggravated harassment of a police officer or peace officer; provides for such an offense to be a class E felony.

2009-S3169 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S3169 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  3169

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 12, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  GRIFFO,  BONACIC,  DeFRANCISCO,  LARKIN,  LIBOUS,
  MAZIARZ, MORAHAN, PADAVAN, SEWARD, VOLKER, YOUNG  --  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 aggravated  harassment  of
  peace officers or police officers

  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 240.33  to
read as follows:
S 240.33 AGGRAVATED HARASSMENT OF A POLICE OFFICER OR PEACE OFFICER.
  A  PERSON  IS  GUILTY  OF AGGRAVATED HARASSMENT OF A POLICE OFFICER OR
PEACE OFFICER WHEN, WITH THE INTENT TO HARASS, ANNOY, THREATEN OR  ALARM
A  PERSON  WHOM HE OR SHE KNOWS OR REASONABLY SHOULD KNOW TO BE A POLICE
OFFICER OR PEACE OFFICER ENGAGED IN THE COURSE  OF PERFORMING HIS OR HER
OFFICIAL DUTIES, HE OR SHE STRIKES, SHOVES, KICKS OR OTHERWISE  SUBJECTS
SUCH PERSON TO PHYSICAL CONTACT.
  AGGRAVATED  HARASSMENT OF A POLICE OFFICER OR PEACE OFFICER IS A CLASS
E FELONY.
  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.
                                                           LBD03782-01-9

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