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Mar 19, 2013 |
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Senate Bill S4275
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2013-S4275 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Amd §195.06, add §195.09, Pen L
2013-S4275 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4275 TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to killing or injuring a police animal PURPOSE: This bill creates a class E felony offense for the killing of a police animal. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 amends Section 195.06 of the Penal Law to apply to the injuring of a police animal only. Section 2 adds a new section 195.09 to the Penal Law to create the crime of the killing of a police animal as a class E felony. EXISTING LAW: Currently, both the killing and injuring of a police animal are classified as a class A misdemeanor. This bill would change the killing of a police animal to a class E felony. The injuring of a police animal would remain a class A misdemeanor. JUSTIFICATION: The killing of a police animal is a serious offense that should be
2013-S4275 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 4275 2013-2014 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E March 19, 2013 ___________ Introduced by Sen. RITCHIE -- 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 killing or injuring a police animal THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM- BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Section 195.06 of the penal law, as added by chapter 42 of the laws of 1986, is amended to read as follows: S 195.06 [Killing or injuring] INJURING a police animal. A person is guilty of [killing or] injuring a police animal when such person intentionally [kills or] injures any animal while such animal is in the performance of its duties and under the supervision of a police or peace officer. [Killing or injuring] INJURING a police animal is a class A misdemea- nor. S 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 195.09 to read as follows: S 195.09 KILLING A POLICE ANIMAL. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF KILLING A POLICE ANIMAL WHEN SUCH PERSON INTEN- TIONALLY KILLS ANY ANIMAL WHILE SUCH ANIMAL IS IN THE PERFORMANCE OF ITS DUTIES AND UNDER THE SUPERVISION OF A POLICE OR PEACE OFFICER. KILLING A POLICE ANIMAL IS A CLASS E FELONY. S 3. 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. LBD09947-01-3
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