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Jun 06, 2020 |
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Senate Bill S8518
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 33rd Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
(D, WF) 47th Senate District
(D, WF) 31st Senate District
(D, WF) 28th Senate District
(D) 20th Senate District
2019-S8518 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A10604
- Current Committee:
- Senate Rules
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §270.40, Pen L
- Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
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S3050, A3056
2019-S8518 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8518 SPONSOR: RIVERA TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the offense of unlawful obstruction of law enforcement identification SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends the penal law by adding a new section creating the crime of unlawful obstruction of law enforcement identification. Section 2 provides the effective date. JUSTIFICATION: There have been recent and widespread reports of police officers obscur- ing their identifying information in interactions with the public. New Yorkers who believe they have witnessed police misconduct or believe
2019-S8518 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8518 I N S E N A T E June 6, 2020 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RIVERA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the offense of unlawful obstruction of law enforcement identification 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 270.40 to read as follows: § 270.40 UNLAWFUL OBSTRUCTION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT IDENTIFICATION. 1. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF UNLAWFUL OBSTRUCTION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT IDEN- TIFICATION WHEN, WITH INTENT TO PREVENT THE INSPECTION OF ANY PART OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER'S UNIFORM WHICH IDENTIFIES HIM OR HER AS A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER INCLUDING HIS OR HER NAME, SHIELD, BADGE, NUMBERS OR OTHER IDENTIFYING INSIGNIAS OR EMBLEMS, HE OR SHE COVERS OR CONCEALS SUCH NAME, SHIELD, BADGE, NUMBERS OR OTHER IDENTIFYING INSIGNIAS OR EMBLEMS FROM PUBLIC VIEW. 2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER" SHALL INCLUDE ANY PUBLIC SERVANT, FEDERAL OR STATE, WHO IS AUTHORIZED TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION OR MAKE AN ARREST FOR A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. UNLAWFUL OBSTRUCTION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT IDENTIFICATION IS A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD16618-01-0
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