S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3365
2021-2022 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 26, 2021
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Introduced by M. of A. KIM, BRAUNSTEIN, M. MILLER, BENEDETTO, COLTON,
BRONSON, WEPRIN, BICHOTTE HERMELYN, PICHARDO, VANEL, BARNWELL, OTIS,
HYNDMAN -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE, COOK, GOTTFRIED,
RAMOS -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the assault of a driver of
a for-hire vehicle or transportation network company driver
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 11 of section 120.05 of the penal law, as
separately amended by chapters 268 and 281 of the laws of 2016, is
amended to read as follows:
11. With intent to cause physical injury to a train operator, ticket
inspector, conductor, signalperson, bus operator, station agent, station
cleaner or terminal cleaner employed by any transit agency, authority or
company, public or private, whose operation is authorized by New York
state or any of its political subdivisions, a city marshal, a school
crossing guard appointed pursuant to section two hundred eight-a of the
general municipal law, a traffic enforcement officer, traffic enforce-
ment agent, prosecutor as defined in subdivision thirty-one of section
1.20 of the criminal procedure law, sanitation enforcement agent, New
York city sanitation worker, public health sanitarian, New York city
public health sanitarian, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse,
emergency medical service paramedic, [or] emergency medical service
technician, DRIVER OF A FOR-HIRE VEHICLE AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF
SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION 60.07 OF THIS CHAPTER OR TRANSPORTATION
NETWORK COMPANY DRIVER AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION SIXTEEN
HUNDRED NINETY-ONE OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW, he or she causes
physical injury to such train operator, ticket inspector, conductor,
signalperson, bus operator, station agent, station cleaner or terminal
cleaner, city marshal, school crossing guard appointed pursuant to
section two hundred eight-a of the general municipal law, traffic
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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enforcement officer, traffic enforcement agent, prosecutor as defined in
subdivision thirty-one of section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law,
registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, public health sanitarian,
New York city public health sanitarian, sanitation enforcement agent,
New York city sanitation worker, emergency medical service paramedic,
[or] emergency medical service technician, DRIVER OF A FOR-HIRE VEHICLE
AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION 60.07 OF THIS
CHAPTER OR TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY DRIVER AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVI-
SION FOUR OF SECTION SIXTEEN HUNDRED NINETY-ONE OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAF-
FIC LAW, while such employee is performing an assigned duty on, or
directly related to, the operation of a train or bus, including the
cleaning of a train or bus station or terminal, or such city marshal,
school crossing guard, traffic enforcement officer, traffic enforcement
agent, prosecutor as defined in subdivision thirty-one of section 1.20
of the criminal procedure law, registered nurse, licensed practical
nurse, public health sanitarian, New York city public health sanitarian,
sanitation enforcement agent, New York city sanitation worker, emergency
medical service paramedic, [or] emergency medical service technician,
DRIVER OF A FOR-HIRE VEHICLE AS DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION
TWO OF SECTION 60.07 OF THIS CHAPTER OR TRANSPORTATION NETWORK COMPANY
DRIVER AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION FOUR OF SECTION SIXTEEN HUNDRED NINE-
TY-ONE OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW is performing an assigned duty; or
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.