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Oct 16, 2009 |
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Senate Bill S6229
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-S6229 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A9196
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §§120.71 - 120.73, Pen L
- Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
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S2143, A409
2009-S6229 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6229 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the crimes of menacing, assault and aggravated assault on a judge, district attorney or assistant district attorney PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL : To increase criminal penalties when a Judge, District Attorney (DA), or Assistant District (ADA) attorney is attacked. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS : Sets forth criminal penalties as follows: (a) Provides that when a Judge, DA, or ADA is assaulted and subjected to serious physical injury that the person (Defendant) is guilty of a class C Felony. (b) Provides that when a Judge, DA, or ADA is subjected to serious physical injury and a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument is used, that the person (Defendant) is guilty of a class B Felony. (c) Provides that when a Judge, DA, or ADA is placed in fear of injury or death by the display of a deadly weapon, knife, pistol, revolver, rifle, shotgun, machine gun or other firearm, and the Defendant knew or should have known that the victim was a Judge, DA, or ADA, that the person is guilty of a class D Felony.
2009-S6229 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 6229 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E October 16, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. BONACIC -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the crimes of menacing, assault and aggravated assault on a judge, district attorney or assistant district attorney 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 120.71 to read as follows: S 120.71 ASSAULT ON A JUDGE OR DISTRICT ATTORNEY. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF ASSAULT ON A JUDGE OR DISTRICT ATTORNEY WHEN HE OR SHE CAUSES SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY TO A PERSON WHOM HE OR SHE KNOWS OR REASONABLY SHOULD KNOW TO BE A JUDGE, DISTRICT ATTORNEY OR ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY. ASSAULT ON A JUDGE OR DISTRICT ATTORNEY IS A CLASS C FELONY. S 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 120.72 to read as follows: S 120.72 AGGRAVATED ASSAULT ON A JUDGE OR DISTRICT ATTORNEY. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF AGGRAVATED ASSAULT ON A JUDGE OR DISTRICT ATTOR- NEY WHEN, WITH INTENT TO CAUSE SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY TO A PERSON WHOM HE OR SHE KNOWS OR REASONABLY SHOULD KNOW TO BE A JUDGE, DISTRICT ATTOR- NEY OR ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY, HE OR SHE CAUSES SUCH INJURY BY MEANS OF A DEADLY WEAPON OR DANGEROUS INSTRUMENT. AGGRAVATED ASSAULT ON A JUDGE OR DISTRICT ATTORNEY IS A CLASS B FELO- NY. S 3. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 120.73 to read as follows: S 120.73 MENACING A JUDGE OR DISTRICT ATTORNEY. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF MENACING A JUDGE OR DISTRICT ATTORNEY WHEN HE OR SHE INTENTIONALLY PLACES OR ATTEMPTS TO PLACE A JUDGE, DISTRICT ATTORNEY OR ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY IN REASONABLE FEAR OF PHYSICAL INJURY, EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD14845-02-9
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