Senate Bill S5598

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to inciting violence against a police officer

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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-S5598 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง240-12, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S2566
2019-2020: S169
2021-2022: S2595
2023-2024: S2551
2025-2026: S3119

2015-S5598 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to inciting violence against a police officer.

2015-S5598 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S5598 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5598

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 18, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. NOZZOLIO -- 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 inciting violence  against
  a police officer

  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 240.12  to
read as follows:
S 240.12 INCITING VIOLENCE AGAINST A POLICE OFFICER.
  A PERSON IS GUILTY OF INCITING VIOLENCE AGAINST A POLICE OFFICER WHEN,
WITH  THE INTENTION OF INCITING OR PRODUCING IMMINENT VIOLENCE AGAINST A
POLICE OFFICER, HE OR SHE ADVOCATES VIOLENCE AGAINST ONE OR MORE  POLICE
OFFICERS THAT IS LIKELY TO INCITE OR PRODUCE SUCH VIOLENCE.
  INCITING VIOLENCE AGAINST A POLICE OFFICER IS A CLASS D FELONY.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11143-01-5

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