Assembly Bill A5129

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Adds assaults against certain employees of state and local government agencies as an 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-A5129 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4526
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง120.05, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2023, S3710
2013-2014: A615
2015-2016: A2640
2017-2018: A2207
2019-2020: A1059
2021-2022: A1245
2023-2024: A371

2011-A5129 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a person is guilty of assault in the second degree when he or she intends to cause physical injury to an employee of New York state or any of its political subdivisions or of a public authority or a public benefit corporation while such employee is performing his or her duties.

2011-A5129 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5129

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 14, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. BRONSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to assaults  against  certain
  employees of state and local government agencies

  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 13 to read as follows:
  13.  WITH  INTENT  TO CAUSE PHYSICAL INJURY TO AN EMPLOYEE OF NEW YORK
STATE OR ANY OF ITS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OR OF A PUBLIC AUTHORITY OR A
PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION, HE OR SHE CAUSES  PHYSICAL  INJURY  TO  SUCH
EMPLOYEE WHILE SUCH EMPLOYEE IS PERFORMING HIS OR HER DUTIES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.







 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08139-01-1

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