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Assembly Bill A2394

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the assault of certain public agents while in the performance of their duties

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2015-A2394 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง120.05, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
A7519

2015-A2394 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that an assault on certain public agents while in the performance of their duties shall be second degree assault regardless of whether or not the injury was a serious physical injury.

2015-A2394 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2394

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 16, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. BRINDISI -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Codes

AN  ACT  to  amend  the penal law, in relation to the assault of certain
  public agents while in the performance of their duties

  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 196 of the laws  of  2014,  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,  a  city  marshal,  a  school crossing guard
appointed pursuant to section two hundred eight-a of the general munici-
pal law, 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, 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, school cross-
ing guard appointed pursuant to  section  two  hundred  eight-a  of  the
general  municipal  law, traffic enforcement officer or traffic enforce-
ment agent, he or she causes physical  injury  to  such  peace  officer,
police  officer,  prosecutor  as  defined  in  subdivision thirty-one of

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03470-01-5

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