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Senate Bill S6231

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to resisting arrest

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2021-S6231 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §205.30, Pen L; amd §150.20, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S8823
2023-2024: S5048
2025-2026: S7103

2021-S6231 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to resisting arrest; reclassifies resisting arrest as a class E felony not eligible for release on an appearance ticket.

2021-S6231 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6231 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6231
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              April 16, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the  penal  law  and  the  criminal  procedure  law,  in
   relation to resisting arrest
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The closing paragraph of section 205.30 of the  penal  law,
 as  amended  by  chapter  843 of the laws of 1980, is amended to read as
 follows:
   Resisting arrest is a class [A misdemeanor] E FELONY.
   § 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 150.20 of the  criminal
 procedure  law,  as  amended by section 1-a of part JJJ of chapter 59 of
 the laws of 2019, is amended to read as follows:
   (a) Whenever a police officer is authorized pursuant to section 140.10
 of this title to arrest a person without a warrant for an offense  other
 than  a  class  A,  B,  C  or D felony or a violation of section 130.25,
 130.40, 205.10, 205.17, 205.19, 205.30 or 215.56 of the  penal  law,  he
 shall,  except  as set out in paragraph (b) of this subdivision, subject
 to the provisions of subdivisions three and four of  section  150.40  of
 this  title,  instead  issue to and serve upon such person an appearance
 ticket.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD07017-01-1

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