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Assembly Bill A5171A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Enacts "Ildefonso Romero's law" to establish the felony offense of aggravated assault

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2015-A5171 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3178
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §120.00-a, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A1945, S2078

2015-A5171 - Summary

Enacts "Ildefonso Romero's law" to establish the felony offenses of aggravated assault for the causation of serious physical injury to or death of, as the case may be, of any person, with intent to cause physical injury to such person or a third person.

2015-A5171 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5171

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SEPULVEDA  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to  establishing  the  felony
  offenses of aggravated assault and manslaughter in the third degree

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

  Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as
"Ildefonso Romero's law".
  S 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 120.00-a to read
as follows:
S 120.00-A AGGRAVATED ASSAULT.
  A PERSON IS GUILTY OF AGGRAVATED ASSAULT WHEN:
  1.  WITH  INTENT TO CAUSE PHYSICAL INJURY TO ANOTHER PERSON, HE OR SHE
CAUSES SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY TO SUCH PERSON OR TO A THIRD PERSON; OR
  2. HE OR SHE RECKLESSLY CAUSES  SERIOUS  PHYSICAL  INJURY  TO  ANOTHER
PERSON; OR
  3.  WITH CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE, HE OR SHE CAUSES SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY
TO ANOTHER PERSON BY MEANS OF A DEADLY WEAPON OR A DANGEROUS INSTRUMENT.
  AGGRAVATED ASSAULT IS A CLASS E FELONY.
  S 3. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 125.14-a to read
as follows:
S 125.14-A MANSLAUGHTER IN THE THIRD DEGREE.
  A PERSON IS GUILTY OF MANSLAUGHTER IN  THE  THIRD  DEGREE  WHEN,  WITH
INTENT  TO CAUSE PHYSICAL INJURY TO ANOTHER PERSON, HE OR SHE CAUSES THE
DEATH OF SUCH PERSON OR OF A THIRD PERSON.
  MANSLAUGHTER IN THE THIRD DEGREE IS A CLASS D FELONY.
  S 4. 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.
                                                           LBD05905-01-5

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2015-A5171A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3178
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §120.00-a, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A1945, S2078

2015-A5171A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts "Ildefonso Romero's law" to establish the felony offenses of aggravated assault for the causation of serious physical injury to or death of, as the case may be, of any person, with intent to cause physical injury to such person or a third person.

2015-A5171A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 5171--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 12, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SEPULVEDA  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Codes --  committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN  ACT  to  amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the felony
  offense of aggravated assault

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

  Section  1.  Short  title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
"Ildefonso Romero's law".
  S 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 120.00-a to read
as follows:
S 120.00-A AGGRAVATED ASSAULT.
  A PERSON IS GUILTY OF AGGRAVATED ASSAULT WHEN:
  1. WITH INTENT TO CAUSE PHYSICAL INJURY TO ANOTHER PERSON, HE  OR  SHE
CAUSES  SERIOUS  PHYSICAL  INJURY  OR DEATH TO SUCH PERSON OR TO A THIRD
PERSON; OR
  2. HE OR SHE RECKLESSLY CAUSES SERIOUS PHYSICAL  INJURY  OR  DEATH  TO
ANOTHER PERSON; OR
  3.  WITH CRIMINAL NEGLIGENCE, HE OR SHE CAUSES SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY
OR DEATH TO ANOTHER PERSON BY MEANS OF A DEADLY WEAPON  OR  A  DANGEROUS
INSTRUMENT.
  AGGRAVATED ASSAULT IS A CLASS E FELONY.
  S 3. 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.
                                                           LBD05905-05-5

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