Senate Bill S2965

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Elevates assault of a utility worker in the second degree to a class D felony

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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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2011-S2965 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง120.05, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
S196

2011-S2965 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Elevates assault of a utility worker in the second degree to a class D felony; includes an employee of an entity governed by the public service law within such provisions.

2011-S2965 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S2965 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  2965

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 3, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  KRUGER -- 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 elevating an assault of  a
  utility worker in the second degree to a class D felony

  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  sepa-
rately  amended  by chapters 318 and 345 of the laws of 2010, is amended
to read as follows:
  3. With intent to prevent a peace officer, a  police  officer,  regis-
tered  nurse,  licensed practical nurse, sanitation enforcement agent, a
firefighter, including a firefighter acting as a paramedic or  emergency
medical  technician administering first aid in the course of performance
of duty as such firefighter, an emergency medical service  paramedic  or
emergency medical service technician, or medical or related personnel in
a  hospital  emergency department, a city marshal, a traffic enforcement
officer [or], traffic  enforcement  agent  OR  EMPLOYEE  OF  ANY  ENTITY
GOVERNED BY THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW IN THE COURSE OF PERFORMING AN ESSEN-
TIAL  SERVICE, from performing a lawful duty, by means including releas-
ing 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,  registered  nurse,  licensed  practical
nurse, sanitation enforcement agent, firefighter, paramedic, technician,
city  marshal, traffic enforcement officer or traffic enforcement agent,
he or she causes physical injury to such peace officer, police  officer,
registered  nurse,  licensed  practical  nurse,  sanitation  enforcement
agent, firefighter, paramedic, technician or medical or related  person-
nel  in  a hospital emergency department, city marshal, traffic enforce-
ment officer [or], traffic enforcement agent OR EMPLOYEE  OF  AN  ENTITY
GOVERNED BY THE PUBLIC SERVICE LAW; or
  S 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.

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