Senate Bill S1022

Signed By Governor
2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to when a person is guilty of obstructing firefighting operations

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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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2017-S1022 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6756
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §195.15, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1450, A4610
2011-2012: S241, A2821
2013-2014: S1058, A6874
2015-2016: S2977, A3643

2017-S1022 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes a person who intentionally obstructs the efforts of any firefighter performing emergency medical care on a sick or injured person is guilty of the crime of obstructing firefighting operations.

2017-S1022 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S1022 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1022
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 6, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  FUNKE,  AVELLA,  BOYLE, GALLIVAN, LARKIN, SAVINO,
   YOUNG -- 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 the crime of obstructing
   firefighting operations

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 195.15 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 731
 of the laws of 1981, is amended to read as follows:
 § 195.15 Obstructing firefighting operations.
   A person is guilty of obstructing firefighting operations when  he  OR
 SHE intentionally and unreasonably obstructs the efforts of any:
   1.  [fireman]  FIREFIGHTER  in  extinguishing  a  fire, or prevents or
 dissuades another from extinguishing or helping to  extinguish  a  fire;
 [or]
   2.  [fireman] FIREFIGHTER, police officer or peace officer in perform-
 ing his OR HER duties in  circumstances  involving  an  imminent  danger
 created  by  an  explosion, threat of explosion or the presence of toxic
 fumes or gases; OR
   3. FIREFIGHTER PERFORMING EMERGENCY MEDICAL CARE ON A SICK OR  INJURED
 PERSON.
   Obstructing firefighting operations is a class A misdemeanor.
   § 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.
                                                            LBD04163-01-7

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