Assembly Bill A4103

2011-2012 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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2011-A4103 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง240.23, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A5294

2011-A4103 (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.

2011-A4103 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4103

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 1, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. MORELLE, SCHIMMINGER, COOK -- Multi-Sponsored by
  -- M. of A. DESTITO, McENENY, PHEFFER, J. RIVERA, TOWNS --  read  once
  and referred 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 a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05489-02-1

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