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Senate Bill S312B

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to aggravated harassment of a police officer

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2019-S312 - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §240.33, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S7679
2021-2022: S3208
2023-2024: S694
2025-2026: S2103

2019-S312 - Summary

Establishes the crime of aggravated harassment of a police officer where a person causes or attempts to cause such police officer to come into contact with bottles, rocks, flammable liquids, hazardous or dangerous substances or objects, blood, seminal fluid, urine, feces, saliva or the contents of a toilet bowl, by throwing, tossing, intentionally expectorating or expelling such fluid or material.

2019-S312 - Sponsor Memo

2019-S312 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    312
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 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.
                                                            LBD02733-01-9

co-Sponsors

2019-S312A - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §240.33, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S7679
2021-2022: S3208
2023-2024: S694
2025-2026: S2103

2019-S312A - Summary

Establishes the crime of aggravated harassment of a police officer where a person causes or attempts to cause such police officer to come into contact with bottles, rocks, flammable liquids, hazardous or dangerous substances or objects, blood, seminal fluid, urine, feces, saliva or the contents of a toilet bowl, by throwing, tossing, intentionally expectorating or expelling such fluid or material.

2019-S312A - Sponsor Memo

2019-S312A - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  312--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  ORTT  --  read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes  --  recommitted  to
   the  Committee  on  Codes  in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted to said committee
 
 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, SALIVA OR THE CONTENTS OF  A  TOILET
 BOWL,  BY  THROWING,  TOSSING,  INTENTIONALLY EXPECTORATING OR EXPELLING
 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.
                                                            LBD02733-02-0

co-Sponsors

2019-S312B (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §240.33, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S7679
2021-2022: S3208
2023-2024: S694
2025-2026: S2103

2019-S312B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the crime of aggravated harassment of a police officer where a person causes or attempts to cause such police officer to come into contact with bottles, rocks, flammable liquids, hazardous or dangerous substances or objects, blood, seminal fluid, urine, feces, saliva or the contents of a toilet bowl, by throwing, tossing, intentionally expectorating or expelling such fluid or material.

2019-S312B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S312B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  312--B
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sens. ORTT, JACOBS -- read twice and ordered printed, and
   when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes --  recommitted
   to  the Committee on Codes in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
   committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as  amended  and
   recommitted  to  said committee -- committee discharged, bill amended,
   ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 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
 BOTTLES,  ROCKS, FLAMMABLE LIQUIDS, HAZARDOUS OR DANGEROUS SUBSTANCES OR
 OBJECTS, BLOOD, SEMINAL FLUID, URINE, FECES, SALIVA OR THE CONTENTS OF A
 TOILET BOWL, BY THROWING, TOSSING, INTENTIONALLY EXPECTORATING OR EXPEL-
 LING 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 D FELONY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02733-04-0

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