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2023-2024 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
April 3, 2023
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Introduced by M. of A. ANGELINO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to elevating an assault of a
code enforcement official to the class D felony of assault in the
second degree
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 3 of section 120.05 of the penal law, as
amended by chapter 267 of the laws of 2016, is amended to read as
follows:
3. With intent to prevent a peace officer, a police officer, prosecu-
tor 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 enforce-
ment agent, New York city sanitation worker, a firefighter, including a
firefighter acting as a paramedic or emergency medical technician admin-
istering first aid in the course of performance of duty as such fire-
fighter, an emergency medical service paramedic or emergency medical
service technician, or medical or related personnel in a hospital emer-
gency department, 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 enforcement agent, CODE ENFORCEMENT
OFFICIAL, or employee of any entity governed by the public service law
in the course of performing an essential service, from performing a
lawful duty, by means including releasing or failing to control an
animal under circumstances evincing the actor's intent that the animal
obstruct the lawful activity of such peace officer, police officer,
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, sani-
tation enforcement agent, New York city sanitation worker, firefighter,
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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paramedic, technician, city marshal, school crossing guard appointed
pursuant to section two hundred eight-a of the general municipal law,
traffic enforcement officer, traffic enforcement agent, CODE ENFORCEMENT
OFFICIAL, or employee of an entity governed by the public service law,
he or she causes physical injury to such peace officer, police officer,
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, sani-
tation enforcement agent, New York city sanitation worker, firefighter,
paramedic, technician or medical or related personnel in a hospital
emergency department, city marshal, school crossing guard, traffic
enforcement officer, traffic enforcement agent, CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFI-
CIAL, or employee of an entity governed by the public service law; or
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.