S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2680--B
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 17, 2013
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Introduced by M. of A. BRINDISI, MILLER, ROBERTS -- Multi-Sponsored by
-- M. of A. COOK, LUPARDO, McKEVITT, MOSLEY -- read once and referred
to the Committee on Codes -- committee discharged, bill amended,
ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee --
recommitted to the Committee on Codes in accordance with Assembly Rule
3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as
amended and recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to including employees of the
office of children and family services on the list of public employees
for which prevention of duties qualifies as assault in the second
degree
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivisions 3 and 11 of section 120.05 of the penal law,
as amended by chapter 259 of the laws of 2013, are amended to read as
follows:
3. With intent to prevent a peace officer, a police officer, prosecu-
tor as defined in subdivision thirty-one of section 1.20 of the criminal
procedure law, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, sanitation
enforcement agent, New York city sanitation worker, a firefighter,
including a firefighter acting as a paramedic or emergency medical tech-
nician 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 hospi-
tal emergency department, a city marshal, a traffic enforcement officer
or traffic enforcement agent, OR EMPLOYEE OF A SECURE OR LIMITED SECURE
RESIDENTIAL FACILITY LICENSED, CERTIFIED OR OPERATED BY THE OFFICE OF
CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, 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, prosecutor as defined in subdivi-
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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sion thirty-one of section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law, regis-
tered nurse, licensed practical nurse, sanitation enforcement agent, New
York city sanitation worker, firefighter, paramedic, technician, city
marshal, traffic enforcement officer or traffic enforcement agent, OR
EMPLOYEE OF A SECURE OR LIMITED SECURE RESIDENTIAL FACILITY LICENSED,
CERTIFIED OR OPERATED BY THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, he
or she causes physical injury to such peace officer, police officer,
prosecutor as defined in subdivision thirty-one of section 1.20 of the
criminal procedure law, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse,
sanitation enforcement agent, New York city sanitation worker, fire-
fighter, paramedic, technician or medical or related personnel in a
hospital emergency department, city marshal, traffic enforcement officer
or traffic enforcement agent, OR EMPLOYEE OF A SECURE OR LIMITED SECURE
RESIDENTIAL FACILITY LICENSED, CERTIFIED OR OPERATED BY THE OFFICE OF
CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES; or
11. With intent to cause physical injury to a train operator, ticket
inspector, conductor, signalperson, bus operator or station agent
employed by any transit agency, authority or company, public or private,
whose operation is authorized by New York state or any of its political
subdivisions, a city marshal, a traffic enforcement officer, traffic
enforcement agent, prosecutor as defined in subdivision thirty-one of
section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law, sanitation enforcement
agent, New York city sanitation worker, registered nurse or licensed
practical nurse OR EMPLOYEE OF A SECURE OR LIMITED SECURE RESIDENTIAL
FACILITY LICENSED, CERTIFIED OR OPERATED BY THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND
FAMILY SERVICES, he or she causes physical injury to such train opera-
tor, ticket inspector, conductor, signalperson, bus operator or station
agent, city marshal, traffic enforcement officer, traffic enforcement
agent, prosecutor as defined in subdivision thirty-one of section 1.20
of the criminal procedure law, registered nurse, licensed practical
nurse, sanitation enforcement agent [or], New York city sanitation work-
er, OR EMPLOYEE OF A SECURE OR LIMITED SECURE RESIDENTIAL FACILITY
LICENSED, CERTIFIED OR OPERATED BY THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY
SERVICES, while such employee is performing an assigned duty on, or
directly related to, the operation of a train or bus, or such city
marshal, traffic enforcement officer, traffic enforcement agent, prose-
cutor as defined in subdivision thirty-one of section 1.20 of the crimi-
nal procedure law, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, sanita-
tion enforcement agent [or], New York city sanitation worker, OR
EMPLOYEE OF A SECURE OR LIMITED SECURE RESIDENTIAL FACILITY LICENSED,
CERTIFIED OR OPERATED BY THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES, is
performing an assigned duty.
S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.