Senate Bill S4379A

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to assault on a member of the military or reserves

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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S4379 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6808
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§10.00 & 120.08, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S955, A2567

2015-S4379 - Summary

Relates to assault on a member of the military or reserves.

2015-S4379 - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4379 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4379

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 18, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  CROCI,  AVELLA,  GOLDEN, GRIFFO, HANNON, LAVALLE,
  MARCHIONE, NOZZOLIO, SEWARD -- 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 assault on a member of the
  military or reserves

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

  Section 1. Section 10.00 of the penal law is amended by adding  a  new
subdivision 22 to read as follows:
  22.  "MEMBER  OF  THE  MILITARY OR RESERVES" MEANS (A) A MEMBER OF THE
UNITED STATES ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE, MARINES, COAST GUARD, ARMY NATIONAL
GUARD, AIR NATIONAL GUARD AND/OR RESERVES THEREOF OR (B) A MEMBER OF THE
NEW YORK GUARD OR THE NEW YORK NAVAL MILITIA AND/OR THE RESERVES  THERE-
OF.
  S  2.  Section 120.08 of the penal law, as added by chapter 632 of the
laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows:
S 120.08 Assault on a peace officer, police officer, fireman, [or] emer-
           gency medical services professional OR A MEMBER OF THE  MILI-
           TARY OR RESERVES.
  A  person  is  guilty  of  assault on a peace officer, police officer,
fireman, [or] emergency medical services professional OR A MEMBER OF THE
MILITARY OR RESERVES when, with  intent  to  prevent  a  peace  officer,
police  officer, a fireman, including a fireman acting as a paramedic or
emergency medical technician administering first aid in  the  course  of
performance  of  duty as such fireman, [or] an emergency medical service
paramedic or emergency medical service technician, OR A  MEMBER  OF  THE
MILITARY  OR  RESERVES, from performing a lawful duty, he causes serious
physical injury to such peace officer, police officer, fireman, paramed-
ic, [or] technician OR A MEMBER OF THE MILITARY OR RESERVES.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09885-01-5

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2015-S4379A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6808
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§10.00 & 120.08, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
S955, A2567

2015-S4379A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to assault on a member of the military or reserves.

2015-S4379A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4379A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 4379--A

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 18, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  CROCI,  AVELLA,  BOYLE,  GOLDEN,  GRIFFO, HANNON,
  LAVALLE, MARCHIONE, NOZZOLIO, RANZENHOFER, RITCHIE, SERINO, SEWARD  --
  read  twice  and  ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to
  the Committee on Codes -- committee discharged, bill amended,  ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to assault on a member of the
  military or reserves

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

  Section 1. Section 10.00 of the penal law is amended by adding  a  new
subdivision 22 to read as follows:
  22.  "MEMBER  OF  THE  MILITARY OR RESERVES" MEANS (A) A MEMBER OF THE
UNITED STATES ARMY, NAVY, AIR FORCE, MARINES, COAST GUARD, ARMY NATIONAL
GUARD, AIR NATIONAL GUARD AND/OR RESERVES THEREOF OR (B) A MEMBER OF THE
NEW YORK GUARD OR THE NEW YORK NAVAL MILITIA.
  S 2. Section 120.08 of the penal law, as added by chapter 632  of  the
laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows:
S 120.08 Assault on a peace officer, police officer, fireman [or], emer-
           gency  medical services professional OR A MEMBER OF THE MILI-
           TARY OR RESERVES.
  A person is guilty of assault on  a  peace  officer,  police  officer,
fireman [or], emergency medical services professional OR A MEMBER OF THE
MILITARY  OR  RESERVES  when,  with  intent  to prevent a peace officer,
police officer, a fireman, including a fireman acting as a paramedic  or
emergency  medical  technician  administering first aid in the course of
performance of duty as such fireman, [or] an emergency  medical  service
paramedic  or  emergency  medical service technician, OR A MEMBER OF THE
MILITARY OR RESERVES, from performing a lawful duty, he  causes  serious
physical injury to such peace officer, police officer, fireman, paramed-
ic [or], technician OR A MEMBER OF THE MILITARY OR RESERVES.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09885-03-5

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