Senate Bill S5242

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Creates new assault crime for an assault on a retired police officer who previously arrested the assailant

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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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2009-S5242 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A7138
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §120.10, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S4127, A5747
2013-2014: S4447
2015-2016: S1827
2017-2018: S1747

2009-S5242 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates new assault crime for an assault on a retired police officer who previously arrested the assailant; assaulting such a retired police officer with intent to seek retribution is assault in the first degree.

2009-S5242 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-S5242 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  5242

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 27, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law,  in  relation  to  assaulting  a  retired
  police officer

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1.  Section 120.10 of the penal law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 5 to read as follows:
  5. WITH INTENT TO CAUSE SERIOUS PHYSICAL  INJURY,  HE  OR  SHE  INTEN-
TIONALLY  SELECTS A RETIRED POLICE OFFICER, AS POLICE OFFICER IS DEFINED
PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THIRTY-FOUR OF  SECTION  1.20  OF  THE  CRIMINAL
PROCEDURE  LAW,  AGAINST WHOM THE OFFENSE IS COMMITTED OR INTENDED TO BE
COMMITTED IN WHOLE OR IN SUBSTANTIAL PART BECAUSE OF A BELIEF OR PERCEP-
TION REGARDING SUCH RETIRED POLICE OFFICER'S INVOLVEMENT IN  A  PREVIOUS
ARREST OF SUCH PERSON WHILE ON ACTIVE DUTY.
  S  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD10437-01-9

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