Assembly Bill A2567

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to assault on a member of the military or reserves

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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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2017-A2567 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S955
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§10.00 & 120.08, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A6808, S4379

2017-A2567 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to assault on a member of the military or reserves.

2017-A2567 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2567
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 20, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. PAULIN, COLTON, SKOUFIS, MONTESANO, GOTTFRIED,
   OTIS, DenDEKKER, GRAF, RAIA, CROUCH,  SCHIMMINGER,  BLAKE,  HOOPER  --
   Multi-Sponsored  by -- M. of A. ABBATE, ENGLEBRIGHT, GARBARINO, LUPAR-
   DO, MAGEE, RIVERA, THIELE -- read once and referred to  the  Committee
   on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to assault on a member of the
   military or reserves
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 10.00 of the penal law is amended by adding  a  new
 subdivision 22 to read as follows:
   22.  "MEMBER  OF  THE  MILITARY OR RESERVES" MEANS (A) A MEMBER OF THE
 UNITED STATES ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE, MARINES, COAST GUARD, ARMY NATIONAL
 GUARD, AIR NATIONAL GUARD AND/OR RESERVES THEREOF OR (B) A MEMBER OF THE
 NEW YORK GUARD OR THE NEW YORK NAVAL MILITIA.
   § 2. Section 120.08 of the penal law, as added by chapter 632  of  the
 laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows:
 § 120.08 Assault on a peace officer, police officer, fireman [or], emer-
            gency  medical services professional OR A MEMBER OF THE MILI-
            TARY OR RESERVES.
   A person is guilty of assault on  a  peace  officer,  police  officer,
 fireman [or], emergency medical services professional OR A MEMBER OF THE
 MILITARY  OR  RESERVES  when,  with  intent  to prevent a peace officer,
 police officer, a fireman, including a fireman acting as a paramedic  or
 emergency  medical  technician  administering first aid in the course of
 performance of duty as such fireman, [or] an emergency  medical  service
 paramedic  or  emergency  medical service technician, OR A MEMBER OF THE
 MILITARY OR RESERVES, from performing a lawful duty, he  causes  serious
 physical injury to such peace officer, police officer, fireman, paramed-
 ic [or], technician OR A MEMBER OF THE MILITARY OR RESERVES.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00834-01-7

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