Assembly Bill A6756

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 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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2017-A6756 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1022
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §195.15, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4610, S1450
2011-2012: A2821, S241
2013-2014: A6874, S1058
2015-2016: A3643, S2977

2017-A6756 (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.

2017-A6756 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6756
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. MORELLE -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee 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:
 § 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.
   § 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.
                                                            LBD04163-01-7

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