Assembly Bill A5539A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Establishes the crimes of reckless endangerment of an emergency service person in the first and second degrees

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    • In Committee Senate
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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2015-A5539 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1188
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§120.26 - 120.28, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8644, S6254
2017-2018: A1691, S773
2019-2020: A1797, S6264
2021-2022: A6087, S3741
2023-2024: A2776, S3458

2015-A5539 - Summary

Establishes the offenses of reckless endangerment of an emergency service person in the first and second degrees.

2015-A5539 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5539

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 27, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, JAFFEE, SKOUFIS, HOOPER -- read once
  and referred to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the crimes of
  reckless endangerment of a peace officer, police officer,  firefighter
  or  emergency  medical  services  professional in the first and second
  degrees

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

  Section  1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 120.26 to
read as follows:
S 120.26 RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT OF A PEACE OFFICER, POLICE OFFICER, FIRE-
           FIGHTER OR EMERGENCY MEDICAL  SERVICES  PROFESSIONAL  IN  THE
           SECOND DEGREE.
  A PERSON IS GUILTY OF RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT OF A PEACE OFFICER, POLICE
OFFICER,  FIREFIGHTER  OR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROFESSIONAL IN THE
SECOND DEGREE WHEN, KNOWING THAT A BUILDING PERMIT IS REQUIRED AND WITH-
OUT OBTAINING SUCH PERMIT, HE OR SHE ALTERS, CONVERTS, ENCLOSES,  SUBDI-
VIDES  OR  PARTITIONS  ANY BUILDING OR STRUCTURE IN VIOLATION OF THE NEW
YORK STATE UNIFORM FIRE  PREVENTION  AND  BUILDING  CODE  OR  ANY  OTHER
PROVISION  OF  GENERAL,  SPECIAL OR LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE, ADMINISTRATIVE
CODE, RULE OR REGULATION ADDRESSING STANDARDS FOR BUILDING  CONSTRUCTION
AND  FIRE  PREVENTION AND DURING SUCH FIRE OR OTHER EMERGENCY EVACUATION
SUCH CONDUCT CREATES A SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY TO  A
PEACE OFFICER, POLICE OFFICER, FIREFIGHTER OR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES
PROFESSIONAL.
  RECKLESS  ENDANGERMENT OF A PEACE OFFICER, POLICE OFFICER, FIREFIGHTER
OR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES PROFESSIONAL IN THE  SECOND  DEGREE  IS  A
CLASS E FELONY.
  S  2.  The penal law is amended by adding a new section 120.27 to read
as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03410-01-5

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2015-A5539A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1188
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§120.26 - 120.28, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8644, S6254
2017-2018: A1691, S773
2019-2020: A1797, S6264
2021-2022: A6087, S3741
2023-2024: A2776, S3458

2015-A5539A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the offenses of reckless endangerment of an emergency service person in the first and second degrees.

2015-A5539A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 5539--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 27, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A. ZEBROWSKI, JAFFEE, SKOUFIS, HOOPER, CURRAN --
  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 offenses
  of reckless endangerment of an emergency service person in  the  first
  degree and reckless endangerment of an emergency service person in the
  second degree

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

  Section 1. The penal law is  amended  by  adding  three  new  sections
120.26, 120.27 and 120.28 to read as follows:
S 120.26 DEFINITIONS.
  FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTIONS 120.27 AND 120.28 OF THIS ARTICLE, "EMER-
GENCY SERVICE PERSON" SHALL MEAN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING PERSONS:
  1. A FIREFIGHTER;
  2. A POLICE OFFICER;
  3. A PEACE OFFICER;
  4. AN EMERGENCY SERVICES PROFESSIONAL;
  5. A CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFICER;
  6. A FIRE INSPECTION PERSONNEL; OR
  7. A BUILDING INSPECTOR.
S 120.27 RECKLESS  ENDANGERMENT  OF  AN  EMERGENCY SERVICE PERSON IN THE
           SECOND DEGREE.
  A PERSON IS GUILTY OF RECKLESS ENDANGERMENT OF  AN  EMERGENCY  SERVICE
PERSON  IN  THE  SECOND  DEGREE  WHEN, KNOWING THAT A BUILDING PERMIT IS
REQUIRED AND WITHOUT OBTAINING SUCH PERMIT, HE OR SHE ALTERS,  CONVERTS,
ENCLOSES,   SUBDIVIDES  OR  PARTITIONS  ANY  BUILDING  OR  STRUCTURE  IN
VIOLATION OF THE NEW YORK STATE UNIFORM  FIRE  PREVENTION  AND  BUILDING
CODE OR ANY OTHER PROVISION OF GENERAL, SPECIAL OR LOCAL LAW, ORDINANCE,
ADMINISTRATIVE  CODE, RULE OR REGULATION ADDRESSING STANDARDS FOR BUILD-

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03410-02-5

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