Senate Bill S2977

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to when a person is guilty of obstructing firefighting operations

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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-S2977 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A3643
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง195.15, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1450, A4610
2011-2012: S241, A2821
2013-2014: S1058, A6874
2017-2018: S1022, A6756

2015-S2977 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a person who intentionally obstructs the efforts of any firefighter performing emergency medical care on a sick or injured person is guilty of the crime of obstructing firefighting operations.

2015-S2977 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S2977 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2977

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 30, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  FUNKE  -- 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 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.
                                                           LBD01224-01-5

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