assembly Bill A6772A

Signed By Governor
2015-2016 Legislative Session

Includes within the class D felony of assault in the second degree, the intentional causing of physical injury to a process server to obstruct the server's duty

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    • Passed Senate
    • Passed Assembly
  • Delivered to Governor
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Aug 19, 2016 signed chap.268
Aug 08, 2016 delivered to governor
Jun 17, 2016 returned to senate
passed assembly
ordered to third reading rules cal.553
substituted for a6772a
Jun 17, 2016 substituted by s2991a
rules report cal.553
reported
print number 6772a
Jun 17, 2016 amend (t) and recommit to rules
Jun 16, 2016 reported referred to rules
Jun 06, 2016 held for consideration in codes
Jan 06, 2016 referred to codes
Apr 02, 2015 referred to codes

Votes

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Mar 30, 2016 - floor Vote

S2991A
58
3
floor
58
Aye
3
Nay
0
Absent
1
Excused
0
Abstained
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Floor Vote: Mar 30, 2016

aye (58)
nay (3)
excused (1)

Mar 15, 2016 - Codes committee Vote

S2991A
13
1
committee
13
Aye
1
Nay
2
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Committee Vote: Mar 15, 2016

aye (13)
nay (1)
aye wr (2)

Jun 9, 2015 - floor Vote

S2991
60
2
floor
60
Aye
2
Nay
0
Absent
1
Excused
0
Abstained
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Floor Vote: Jun 9, 2015

aye (60)
nay (2)
excused (1)

May 27, 2015 - Codes committee Vote

S2991
13
2
committee
13
Aye
2
Nay
0
Aye with Reservations
0
Absent
0
Excused
0
Abstained
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Committee Vote: May 27, 2015

aye (13)
nay (2)

Bill Amendments

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A6772 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2991
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §120.05, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9902, S6759
2013-2014: A3091, S2599

A6772 - Summary

Includes within the class D felony of assault in the second degree, the intentional causing of physical injury to a process server to obstruct from performing his or her lawful duty, or as retaliation against the process server for performing his or her lawful duty.

A6772 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6772

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 2, 2015
                               ___________

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

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to  assault  upon  a  process
  server

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

  Section 1. Section 120.05 of the penal law is amended by adding a  new
subdivision 13 to read as follows:
  13. WITH THE INTENT TO CAUSE PHYSICAL INJURY TO A PERSON AUTHORIZED TO
SERVE  PROCESS  PURSUANT  TO  RULE TWENTY-ONE HUNDRED THREE OF THE CIVIL
PRACTICE LAW AND RULES, OR A SPECIAL PROCESS SERVER APPOINTED BY A COURT
IN THE STATE OF NEW YORK, HE OR SHE CAUSES SUCH INJURY  TO  SUCH  PERSON
WHILE  THAT  INDIVIDUAL  IS IN THE PERFORMANCE OF HIS OR HER DUTIES AS A
PROCESS SERVER.
  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.
                                                           LBD03089-01-5

A6772A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2991
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §120.05, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A9902, S6759
2013-2014: A3091, S2599

A6772A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Includes within the class D felony of assault in the second degree, the intentional causing of physical injury to a process server to obstruct from performing his or her lawful duty, or as retaliation against the process server for performing his or her lawful duty.

A6772A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 6772--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                              April 2, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. PRETLOW -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Codes -- recommitted to the Committee on  Codes  in  accordance
  with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- reported and referred to the Committee
  on   Rules  --  Rules  Committee  discharged,  bill  amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to the Committee on Rules

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in  relation  to  assaults  upon  process
  servers

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

  Section 1. Subdivisions 10, 11, 12 and 13 of  section  120.05  of  the
penal  law,  subdivision 10 as added by chapter 181 of the laws of 2000,
subdivision 11 as separately amended by chapters 472 and 487 of the laws
of 2015, subdivision 12 as added by chapter 68 of the laws of  2008  and
subdivision  13 as added by chapter 477 of the laws of 2015, are amended
and a new subdivision 14 is added to read as follows:
  10. Acting at a place the person knows, or reasonably should know,  is
on school grounds and with intent to cause physical injury, he or she:
  (a)  causes  such  injury  to an employee of a school or public school
district; or
  (b) not being a student of such  school  or  public  school  district,
causes physical injury to another, and such other person is a student of
such  school  who  is attending or present for educational purposes. For
purposes of this subdivision the term "school grounds"  shall  have  the
meaning  set  forth  in  subdivision  fourteen of section 220.00 of this
chapter[.]; OR
  11. With intent to cause physical injury to a train  operator,  ticket
inspector,  conductor,  signalperson,  bus  operator  or  station  agent
employed by any transit agency, authority or company, public or private,
whose operation is authorized by New York state or any of its  political
subdivisions, a city marshal, a school crossing guard appointed pursuant
to  section  two hundred eight-a of the general municipal law, a traffic

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD03089-04-6