Senate Bill S4311

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to the offense of assault in the second degree and employees of domestic violence shelters and persons seeking shelter in such shelters

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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-S4311 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8731
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §120.05, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S172
2021-2022: S2580
2023-2024: S2550

2017-S4311 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Expands the offense of assault in the second degree to include the infliction of physical injury to employees of domestic violence shelters and persons seeking shelter in such shelters.

2017-S4311 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4311 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4311
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 8, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. HELMING -- 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 expanding the  offense  of
   assault  in  the  second  degree to include the infliction of physical
   injury to employees of domestic violence shelters and persons  seeking
   shelter in such shelters
 
   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 3-d to read as follows:
   3-D. (A) WITH INTENT TO PREVENT AN EMPLOYEE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHEL-
 TERS  FROM  PERFORMING  HIS  OR  HER  LAWFUL DUTIES WHILE LOCATED ON THE
 GROUNDS, REAL PROPERTY, OR A BUILDING OWNED,  MANAGED,  OR  OPERATED  BY
 SUCH  DOMESTIC  VIOLENCE  SHELTERS  OR  WITHIN FIVE HUNDRED FEET OF SUCH
 SHELTERS, HE OR SHE CAUSES PHYSICAL INJURY TO SUCH EMPLOYEE; AND
   (B) WITH INTENT TO PREVENT PERSONS SEEKING SERVICES FROM SUCH DOMESTIC
 VIOLENCE SHELTERS AND/OR RESIDING IN SUCH SHELTERS  FROM  ACCESSING  THE
 GROUNDS,  REAL  PROPERTY,  OR  A BUILDING OWNED, MANAGED, OR OPERATED BY
 SUCH DOMESTIC VIOLENCE SHELTERS OR WITHIN  FIVE  HUNDRED  FEET  OF  SUCH
 SHELTERS, HE OR SHE CAUSES PHYSICAL INJURY TO SUCH PERSON; OR
   § 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.
                                                            LBD09754-01-7

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