The New York State Senate

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                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 27, 2015
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Introduced  by M. of A. MORELLE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the crime  of  obstructing
  firefighting operations

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

  Section 1. Section 195.15 of the penal law, as amended by chapter  731
of the laws of 1981, is amended to read as follows:
S 195.15 Obstructing firefighting operations.
  A  person  is guilty of obstructing firefighting operations when he OR
SHE intentionally and unreasonably obstructs the efforts of any:
  1. [fireman] FIREFIGHTER in  extinguishing  a  fire,  or  prevents  or
dissuades  another  from  extinguishing or helping to extinguish a fire;
[or]
  2. [fireman] FIREFIGHTER, police officer or peace officer in  perform-
ing  his  OR  HER  duties  in circumstances involving an imminent danger
created by an explosion, threat of explosion or the  presence  of  toxic
fumes or gases; OR
  3.  FIREFIGHTER PERFORMING EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE ON A SICK OR INJURED
PERSON.
  Obstructing firefighting operations is a class A misdemeanor.
  S 2. 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.
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