Senate Bill S7515

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Adds employees of the office of children and family services to the list of public employees for which prevention of duties constitutes assault in the second degree

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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-S7515 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A10539
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §120.05, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S4006, A2680
2015-2016: S1974, A2401
2017-2018: S2728, A2136
2019-2020: S4514, A6391
2021-2022: S4130, A748
2023-2024: S4222

2011-S7515 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Adds employees of the office of children and family services to the list of public employees for which prevention of duties constitutes assault in the second degree.

2011-S7515 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S7515 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  7515

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              May 30, 2012
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  GRIFFO -- 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 including employees of the
  office of children and family services on the list of public employees
  for which prevention of duties qualifies  as  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. Subdivisions 3 and 11 of section 120.05 of the  penal  law,
as  separately  amended by chapters 318 and 345 of the laws of 2010, are
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 A SECURE OR LIMITED
SECURE RESIDENTIAL FACILITY ADMINISTERED AND OPERATED BY THE  OFFICE  OF
CHILDREN  AND  FAMILY  SERVICES, 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, registered nurse, licensed prac-
tical nurse, sanitation enforcement agent, firefighter, paramedic, tech-
nician, city marshal, traffic enforcement officer or traffic enforcement
agent, OR EMPLOYEE OF A SECURE OR LIMITED  SECURE  RESIDENTIAL  FACILITY
ADMINISTERED AND OPERATED BY THE OFFICE OF CHILDREN AND FAMILY SERVICES,
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 A SECURE OR

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD16001-01-2
              

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