Senate Bill S1467A

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Makes an assault of emergency department personnel while such employee is performing an assigned duty in, or directly related to, such hospital emergency department a felony

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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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Bill Amendments

2013-S1467 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §120.05, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S6239

2013-S1467 - Summary

Makes an assault of emergency department personnel while such employee is performing an assigned duty in, or directly related to such hospital emergency department, a felony.

2013-S1467 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S1467 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1467

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to an  assault  of  emergency
  department  personnel  while  such  employee is performing an assigned
  duty in, or directly related to such hospital emergency department

  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
amended by chapter 377 of the laws  of  2012,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  3.  With  intent  to prevent a peace officer, a police officer, regis-
tered nurse, licensed practical nurse, sanitation enforcement agent, New
York city sanitation worker,  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 techni-
cian, or medical or related personnel in a hospital emergency department
PERFORMING  ANY  PROFESSIONAL-RELATED  DUTIES, 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,
registered  nurse,  licensed  practical  nurse,  sanitation  enforcement
agent,  New York city sanitation worker, firefighter, paramedic, techni-
cian, city marshal, traffic enforcement officer or  traffic  enforcement
agent,  he  or  she causes physical injury to such peace officer, police
officer, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, sanitation enforce-
ment agent, New York city  sanitation  worker,  firefighter,  paramedic,
technician  or  medical  or  related  personnel  in a hospital emergency
department WHILE SUCH EMPLOYEE IS PERFORMING AN  ASSIGNED  DUTY  IN,  OR

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

2013-S1467A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §120.05, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2011-2012 Legislative Session:
S6239

2013-S1467A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Makes an assault of emergency department personnel while such employee is performing an assigned duty in, or directly related to such hospital emergency department, a felony.

2013-S1467A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S1467A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 1467--A

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes  --  recommitted  to
  the  Committee  on  Codes  in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
  committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
  recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend the penal law, in relation to an assault of emergency
  department personnel while such employee  is  performing  an  assigned
  duty in, or directly related to such hospital emergency department

  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
amended  by  chapter  259  of  the  laws  of 2013, is 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 PERFORMING ANY PROFESSIONAL-RELATED  DUTIES,  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  offi-
cer,  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,  firefighter,  paramedic,  technician,  city  marshal,   traffic

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

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