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Assembly Bill A1319

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Includes assault of a vehicle license examiner to assault in the second degree

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2025-A1319 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §120.05, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A5325

2025-A1319 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Includes assault of a vehicle license examiner to assault in the second degree.

2025-A1319 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1319
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. VANEL -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation  to  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. Section 120.05 of the penal law is amended by adding a  new
 subdivision 15 to read as follows:
   15. WITH THE INTENT TO CAUSE PHYSICAL INJURY TO A PERSON EMPLOYED AS A
 MOTOR  VEHICLE  LICENSE  EXAMINER  BY  THE  DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES
 PERFORMING THEIR LAWFUL DUTIES OR IN RELATION TO  THEIR  LAWFUL  DUTIES,
 SUCH PRINCIPAL PERSON CAUSES PHYSICAL INJURY TO SUCH EMPLOYEE.
   § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD03735-01-5

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