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Assembly Bill A5340

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to assault in the third degree

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2017-A5340 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §120.00, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: A9888
2019-2020: A4014
2021-2022: A8925
2023-2024: A1520
2025-2026: A1512

2017-A5340 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to assault in the third degree by a person against an operator, driver or passenger on a bus, taxicab, aerial tramway, subway or other motor vehicle.

2017-A5340 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   5340
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 8, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Codes
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  penal  law, in relation to assault in the third
   degree
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. Subdivision 3 of section 120.00 of the penal law is renum-
 bered subdivision 4, and a  new  subdivision  3  is  added  to  read  as
 follows:
   3. HE OR SHE CAUSES PHYSICAL INJURY TO AN OPERATOR, DRIVER, OR PASSEN-
 GER  ON  A BUS, TAXICAB, AERIAL TRAMWAY, SUBWAY, OR OTHER MOTOR VEHICLE,
 USED FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF PERSONS FOR HIRE,  OR  TO  A  SCHOOL  BUS
 DRIVER,  A  STATION  AGENT  OR TICKET AGENT FOR THE ENTITY PROVIDING THE
 TRANSPORTATION, AND HE OR SHE KNOWS OR REASONABLY SHOULD KNOW  THAT  THE
 VICTIM,  IN THE CASE OF AN OPERATOR, DRIVER, OR AGENT, IS ENGAGED IN THE
 PERFORMANCE OF HIS OR HER DUTIES, OR IS A PASSENGER; OR
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD09710-01-7

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