Senate Bill S948

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to designating crimes against public protection professionals

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-S948 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A2606
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add Part 4 Title Y-3 Art 497 §§497.00 - 497.10, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S6032, A8216
2023-2024: A3304

2021-S948 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to designating crimes against public protection professionals.

2021-S948 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S948 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    948
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by Sen. GAUGHRAN -- 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 designating crimes against
   public protection professionals

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Part  4 of the penal law is amended by adding a new title
 Y-3 to read as follows:
                                 TITLE Y-3
              CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC PROTECTION PROFESSIONALS
                                ARTICLE 497
               CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC PROTECTION PROFESSIONS
 SECTION 497.00 DEFINITIONS.
         497.05 CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC PROTECTION PROFESSIONAL.
         497.10 SENTENCING.
 § 497.00 DEFINITIONS.
   AS USED IN THIS TITLE:
   1. "PUBLIC PROTECTION PROFESSIONAL" MEANS AN ACTIVE OR  FORMER  POLICE
 OFFICER  AS  DEFINED  IN  SUBDIVISION THIRTY-FOUR OF SECTION 1.20 OF THE
 CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW, AN ACTIVE OR FORMER PEACE OFFICER AS DEFINED  IN
 SUBDIVISION  THIRTY-THREE OF SECTION 1.20 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW,
 AN ACTIVE OR FORMER FIREFIGHTER, AN ACTIVE OR FORMER  FIRE  MARSHAL,  AN
 ACTIVE  OR  FORMER EMERGENCY SERVICES PERSONNEL BOTH PAID AND VOLUNTEER,
 AN ACTIVE OR FORMER JUDGE AS  DEFINED  IN  SUBDIVISION  TWENTY-THREE  OF
 SECTION 1.20 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW, AN ACTIVE OR FORMER DISTRICT
 ATTORNEY,  AN ACTIVE OR FORMER ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY, AN ACTIVE OR
 FORMER UNIFORMED COURT OFFICER OF THE UNIFIED COURT SYSTEM, AN ACTIVE OR
 FORMER  PAROLE  OFFICER  OR  WARRANT  OFFICER  IN  THE   DEPARTMENT   OF
 CORRECTIONS,  AN  ACTIVE  OR  FORMER  PROBATION OFFICER, A MEMBER OF THE
 MILITARY OR RESERVES, OR A VETERAN.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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