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Sep 08, 2010 |
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Senate Bill S8483
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules 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-S8483 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A11703
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add Art 137 §§137.00 - 137.05, Pen L; add §208-h, Gen Muni L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2011-2012:
A1610
2013-2014: A5930
2009-S8483 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S8483 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to creating the offense of failure to administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation; and to amend the general municipal law, in relation to requiring police officers to be retrained annually in cardiopulmonary resuscitation PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL: The bill will require all police officers to be retrained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation each year. The failure to administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation by a peace officer to someone in need will render the peace officer guilty of a misdemeanor. The peace office will be guilty of a felony should the person in need of cardiopulmonary resuscitation become permanently disabled or die. SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS: Title H of part 3 of the penal law is amended by adding a new article 137, which details the penalties of failure to administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation. The general municipal law is amended by adding a new section 208-h which requires that police officers be retrained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation each year. JUSTIFICATION: Briana Ojeda was an 11 year old girl who passed away in August of
2009-S8483 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8483 I N S E N A T E September 8, 2010 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MONTGOMERY -- 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 creating the offense of failure to administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation; and to amend the general municipal law, in relation to requiring police officers to be retrained annually in cardiopulmonary resuscitation THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as "Briana's Law". S 2. Title H of part 3 of the penal law is amended by adding a new article 137 to read as follows: ARTICLE 137 FAILURE TO ADMINISTER CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION SECTION 137.00 FAILURE TO ADMINISTER CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION IN THE SECOND DEGREE. 137.05 FAILURE TO ADMINISTER CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION IN THE FIRST DEGREE. S 137.00 FAILURE TO ADMINISTER CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION IN THE SECOND DEGREE. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF FAILURE TO ADMINISTER CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCI- TATION IN THE SECOND DEGREE WHEN HE OR SHE, ACTING IN HIS OR HER CAPACI- TY AS A PEACE OFFICER, AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN SECTION 2.10 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW, REFUSES TO ADMINISTER CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCI- TATION, AS DEFINED BY SUBDIVISION SIX OF SECTION SIX HUNDRED TWENTY-ONE OF THE GENERAL BUSINESS LAW, TO SOMEONE IN NEED OF SUCH CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION. FAILURE TO ADMINISTER CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION IN THE SECOND DEGREE IS A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR. S 137.05 FAILURE TO ADMINISTER CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCITATION IN THE FIRST DEGREE. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF FAILURE TO ADMINISTER CARDIOPULMONARY RESUSCI- TATION IN THE SECOND DEGREE WHEN HE OR SHE, ACTING IN HIS OR HER CAPACI- TY AS A PEACE OFFICER, AS SUCH TERM IS DEFINED IN SECTION 2.10 OF THE EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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