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Senate Bill S6583

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to unlawfully summoning a police officer with intent to harm another

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2019-S6583 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:
Add §77-a, Civ Rts L

2019-S6583 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to unlawfully summoning a police officer with intent to harm another; a civil action can be brought for such unlawful event.

2019-S6583 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2019-S6583 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6583
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                               June 17, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SANDERS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to unlawfully  summon-
   ing a police officer with intent to harm another
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The civil rights law is amended by  adding  a  new  section
 77-a to read as follows:
   §  77-A. UNLAWFUL SUMMONING OF A POLICE OFFICER. 1. IT IS UNLAWFUL FOR
 AN INDIVIDUAL TO KNOWINGLY  CAUSE  A  POLICE  OFFICER  TO  ARRIVE  AT  A
 LOCATION OF ANOTHER WITH THE INTENT TO:
   (A)  INFRINGE  ON THE OTHER INDIVIDUAL'S RIGHTS UNDER THE STATE OF NEW
 YORK;
   (B) UNLAWFULLY DISCRIMINATE AGAINST SUCH INDIVIDUAL;
   (C) CAUSE THE INDIVIDUAL TO FEEL HARASSED, HUMILIATED OR EMBARRASSED;
   (D) CAUSE THE INDIVIDUAL TO BE EXPELLED FROM A  PLACE  IN  WHICH  SUCH
 INDIVIDUAL IS LAWFULLY LOCATED; OR
   (E) DAMAGE THE INDIVIDUAL'S:
   (I) REPUTATION OR STANDING WITHIN THE COMMUNITY; OR
   (II) FINANCIAL, ECONOMIC, CONSUMER OR BUSINESS PROSPECTS OR INTERESTS.
   2. ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO SUFFERS HARM FROM A VIOLATION OF SUBDIVISION ONE
 OF  THIS  SECTION  SHALL  HAVE  A  CIVIL CAUSE OF ACTION IN ANY COURT OF
 COMPETENT JURISDICTION AGAINST THE INDIVIDUAL WHO VIOLATED SUCH SUBDIVI-
 SION.
   3. THE DEFENDANT MAY BE HELD LIABLE TO THE PLAINTIFF FOR THE FOLLOWING
 RELIEF:
   (A) THE GREATER OF:
   (I) COMPENSATORY DAMAGES, INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR INTENTIONAL INFLICTION
 OF EMOTIONAL DISTRESS; OR
   (II) TWO HUNDRED FIFTY DOLLARS AGAINST  EACH  DEFENDANT  FOUND  LIABLE
 UNDER THIS SECTION;
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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