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Assembly Bill A4109

2025-2026 Legislative Session

Relates to assaults on seniors on public transportation

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2025-A4109 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §120.05, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2023-2024 Legislative Session:
A8167

2025-A4109 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that an assault on a senior citizen on public transportation shall be a class D violent felony punishable by up to 7 years in prison.

2025-A4109 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4109
 
                        2025-2026 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 31, 2025
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  CUNNINGHAM  -- read once and referred to the
   Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to assaults on  senior  citi-
   zens on public transportation
 
   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 4-b to read as follows:
   4-B. SUCH PERSON RECKLESSLY OR INTENTIONALLY CAUSES PHYSICAL INJURY TO
 ANOTHER PERSON WHO IS SIXTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER WHILE SUCH PERSON
 IS USING OR ATTEMPTING TO USE OR ACCESS PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION; OR
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06552-01-5

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