S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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I N S E N A T E
February 6, 2018
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Introduced by Sen. ORTT -- 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 aggravated harassment of 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 240.33 to
read as follows:
§ 240.33 AGGRAVATED HARASSMENT OF A POLICE OFFICER.
A PERSON IS GUILTY OF AGGRAVATED HARASSMENT OF A POLICE OFFICER WHEN,
WITH INTENT TO HARASS, ANNOY, THREATEN OR ALARM A PERSON WHOM HE OR SHE
KNOWS OR REASONABLY SHOULD KNOW TO BE A POLICE OFFICER, HE OR SHE CAUSES
OR ATTEMPTS TO CAUSE SUCH POLICE OFFICER TO COME INTO CONTACT WITH
BLOOD, SEMINAL FLUID, URINE, FECES, OR THE CONTENTS OF A TOILET BOWL, BY
THROWING, TOSSING OR EXPELLING SUCH SUCH FLUID OR MATERIAL.
THE TERM "POLICE OFFICER" SHALL MEAN A POLICE OFFICER AS DEFINED IN
SUBDIVISION THIRTY-FOUR OF SECTION 1.20 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW.
AGGRAVATED HARASSMENT OF A POLICE OFFICER IS A CLASS E FELONY.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD14669-01-8