Senate Bill S2251

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Elevates assault of a utility worker to the class D felony of assault in the second degree

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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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2015-S2251 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4738
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §120.05, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6382, A9011
2017-2018: S8424, A10646
2019-2020: S3924
2021-2022: S5362
2023-2024: S1165

2015-S2251 - Summary

Elevates assault of a utility worker in the second degree to a class D felony; includes an employee of an entity governed by the public service law within such provisions.

2015-S2251 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2251 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2251

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 22, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. LARKIN, ADDABBO -- 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 elevating an assault of  a
  utility worker to the class D felony of 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. 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
OR EMPLOYEE OF ANY ENTITY GOVERNED BY THE  PUBLIC  SERVICE  LAW  IN  THE
COURSE  OF  PERFORMING  AN  ESSENTIAL  SERVICE, 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 proce-
dure  law,  registered  nurse,  licensed  practical  nurse,   sanitation
enforcement   agent,  New  York  city  sanitation  worker,  firefighter,
paramedic, technician, city marshal,  school  crossing  guard  appointed
pursuant  to  section  two hundred eight-a of the general municipal law,
traffic enforcement officer [or], traffic enforcement agent OR  EMPLOYEE

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04667-01-5
              

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2015-S2251A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4738
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §120.05, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6382, A9011
2017-2018: S8424, A10646
2019-2020: S3924
2021-2022: S5362
2023-2024: S1165

2015-S2251A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Elevates assault of a utility worker in the second degree to a class D felony; includes an employee of an entity governed by the public service law within such provisions.

2015-S2251A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2251A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 2251--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 22, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  LARKIN, ADDABBO, GRIFFO, O'MARA -- 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 elevating an assault of a
  utility worker to the class D felony of 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.  Subdivision  3  of  section  120.05  of the penal law, as
amended by chapter 472 of the laws  of  2015,  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, public health
sanitarian, New York city public health sanitarian, sanitation  enforce-
ment  agent, New York city sanitation worker, a firefighter, including a
firefighter acting as a paramedic or emergency medical technician admin-
istering first aid in the course of performance of duty  as  such  fire-
fighter,  an  emergency  medical  service paramedic or emergency medical
service technician, or medical or related personnel in a hospital  emer-
gency  department,  a  city  marshal,  a school crossing guard appointed
pursuant to section two hundred eight-a of the general municipal law,  a
traffic  enforcement officer [or], traffic enforcement agent OR EMPLOYEE
OF ANY ENTITY GOVERNED BY THE  PUBLIC  SERVICE  LAW  IN  THE  COURSE  OF
PERFORMING AN ESSENTIAL SERVICE, 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-
sion thirty-one of section 1.20 of the criminal  procedure  law,  regis-
tered  nurse,  licensed  practical  nurse, public health sanitarian, New

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD04667-02-6
              

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