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Senate Bill S7809

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to assault on district attorneys, assistant district attorneys and assistant attorney generals

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2011-S7809 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Rules
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง120.05, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
S4160

2011-S7809 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to assault on a district attorney, an assistant district attorney or an assistant attorney general while in performance of assigned duties.

2011-S7809 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S7809 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  7809

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 20, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- 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 assault on district attor-
  neys, assistant district attorneys, and assistant attorney generals

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Subdivision 3 of section 120.05 of the penal law, as sepa-
rately amended by chapters 318 and 345 of the laws of 2010,  is  amended
to read as follows:
  3.  With intent to prevent a peace officer, a police officer, DISTRICT
ATTORNEY,  ASSISTANT  DISTRICT  ATTORNEY,  ASSISTANT  ATTORNEY  GENERAL,
registered  nurse,  licensed  practical  nurse,  sanitation  enforcement
agent, a firefighter, including a firefighter acting as a  paramedic  or
emergency  medical  technician  administering first aid in the course of
performance of duty as such firefighter, an  emergency  medical  service
paramedic or emergency medical service technician, or medical or related
personnel  in a hospital emergency department, a city marshal, a traffic
enforcement officer or traffic  enforcement  agent,  from  performing  a
lawful  duty,  by  means  including  releasing  or failing to control an
animal under circumstances evincing the actor's intent that  the  animal
obstruct  the  lawful  activity  of  such peace officer, police officer,
DISTRICT  ATTORNEY,  ASSISTANT  DISTRICT  ATTORNEY,  ASSISTANT  ATTORNEY
GENERAL, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, sanitation enforce-
ment  agent,  firefighter,  paramedic, technician, city marshal, traffic
enforcement officer or traffic enforcement agent, he or she causes phys-
ical injury to such peace officer, police  officer,  DISTRICT  ATTORNEY,
ASSISTANT  DISTRICT  ATTORNEY,  ASSISTANT  ATTORNEY  GENERAL, registered
nurse, licensed practical nurse,  sanitation  enforcement  agent,  fire-
fighter,  paramedic,  technician  or  medical  or related personnel in a
hospital emergency department, city marshal, traffic enforcement officer
or traffic enforcement agent; or
  S 2. Subdivision 11 of section 120.05 of the penal law, as  separately
amended  by chapters 318 and 345 of the laws of 2010, is amended to read
as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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