Assembly Bill A4843

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes the crime of assault on a pregnant individual

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  • 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-A4843 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2129
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §120.05-a, amd §70.02, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A7330, S4712
2023-2024: S5251

2021-A4843 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the crime of assault on a pregnant individual as a class D felony.

2021-A4843 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4843
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             February 8, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. DiPIETRO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Codes
 
 AN  ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the crime of
   assault on a pregnant individual
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Liv Act."
   §  2.  The penal law is amended by adding new section 120.05-a to read
 as follows:
 § 120.05-A ASSAULT ON A PREGNANT INDIVIDUAL.
   A PERSON IS GUILTY OF ASSAULT ON A PREGNANT INDIVIDUAL WHEN HE OR  SHE
 INTENTIONALLY  OR  KNOWINGLY  CAUSES  INJURY  TO AN INDIVIDUAL HE OR SHE
 KNOWS OR HAS REASON TO KNOW IS PREGNANT.
   1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "INJURY" INCLUDES  BODILY  INJURY
 THAT RESULTS IN THE TERMINATION OF A PREGNANCY.
   2. THIS SECTION SHALL NOT APPLY TO ACTS COMMITTED BY:
   A. A PREGNANT INDIVIDUAL OR ANY PERSON PROVIDING TREATMENT RELATING TO
 AN  ABORTION  FOR  WHICH  THE  CONSENT  OF THE PREGNANT INDIVIDUAL, OR A
 PERSON AUTHORIZED BY LAW TO ACT ON BEHALF OF  THE  PREGNANT  INDIVIDUAL,
 HAS BEEN OBTAINED OR FOR WHICH SUCH CONSENT IS IMPLIED BY LAW; OR
   B.  ANY  PERSON PROVIDING ANY MEDICAL TREATMENT OF A PREGNANT INDIVID-
 UAL.
   3. THIS SECTION SHALL BE CONSTRUED AND APPLIED CONSISTENT WITH ARTICLE
 TWENTY-FIVE OF THE PUBLIC HEALTH LAW AND APPLICABLE LAWS AND REGULATIONS
 GOVERNING HEALTH PROCEDURES.   ASSAULT ON A  PREGNANT  INDIVIDUAL  IS  A
 CLASS D FELONY.
   § 3. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of section 70.02 of the penal law,
 as  amended  by  chapter  134 of the laws of 2019, is amended to read as
 follows:
   (c) Class D violent felony offenses: an attempt to commit any  of  the
 class C felonies set forth in paragraph (b); reckless assault of a child

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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