Senate Bill S7720

Signed By Governor
2011-2012 Legislative Session

Enhances the criminal penalties for assaulting certain employees of a local social services district while in the performance of their duties

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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-S7720 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4672
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §120.05, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A7631

2011-S7720 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enhances the criminal penalties for assaulting certain employees of a local social services district while in the performance of their duties; elevates it to assault in the second degree, a class D felony.

2011-S7720 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S7720 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7720

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              June 15, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  GOLDEN, SAVINO -- 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  protecting  employees  of
  local social services districts from assault

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

  Section 1.  Section 120.05 of the penal law is amended by  adding  two
new subdivisions 3-a and 11-a to read as follows:
  3-A.  WITH  INTENT  TO  PREVENT AN EMPLOYEE OF A LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES
DISTRICT DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN INVESTIGATION OF OR  RESPONSE  TO  ALLEGED
ABUSE  OR NEGLECT OF A CHILD, A VULNERABLE ELDERLY PERSON OR AN INCOMPE-
TENT OR PHYSICALLY DISABLED PERSON, FROM PERFORMING  SUCH  INVESTIGATION
OR  RESPONSE, THE ACTOR, NOT BEING SUCH CHILD, VULNERABLE ELDERLY PERSON
OR INCOMPETENT OR PHYSICALLY DISABLED PERSON, OR WITH INTENT TO  PREVENT
AN  EMPLOYEE  OF  A  LOCAL SOCIAL SERVICES DISTRICT DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN
PROVIDING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND CARE FROM PERFORMING  HIS  OR  HER  JOB,
CAUSES  PHYSICAL INJURY TO SUCH EMPLOYEE INCLUDING BY MEANS OF RELEASING
OR FAILING TO CONTROL AN ANIMAL UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES EVINCING THE ACTOR'S
INTENT THAT THE ANIMAL OBSTRUCT THE LAWFUL ACTIVITIES OF SUCH  EMPLOYEE;
OR
  11-A.  WITH  INTENT TO CAUSE PHYSICAL INJURY TO AN EMPLOYEE OF A LOCAL
SOCIAL SERVICES  DISTRICT  DIRECTLY  INVOLVED  IN  INVESTIGATION  OF  OR
RESPONSE  TO  ALLEGED  ABUSE  OR  NEGLECT OF A CHILD, VULNERABLE ELDERLY
PERSON OR AN INCOMPETENT OR PHYSICALLY DISABLED PERSON, THE  ACTOR,  NOT
BEING SUCH CHILD, VULNERABLE ELDERLY PERSON OR INCOMPETENT OR PHYSICALLY
DISABLED PERSON, OR WITH INTENT TO PREVENT AN EMPLOYEE OF A LOCAL SOCIAL
SERVICES  DISTRICT  DIRECTLY INVOLVED IN PROVIDING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE AND
CARE FROM PERFORMING HIS OR HER JOB,  CAUSES  PHYSICAL  INJURY  TO  SUCH
EMPLOYEE; OR
  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.
                                                           LBD00451-14-2

              

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