Senate Bill S927

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to inciting violence against an active duty member of the military or the reserves

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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-S927 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4815
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §240.12, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S6904, A9724
2019-2020: A4425

2017-S927 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to inciting violence against an active duty member of the military or the reserves.

2017-S927 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S927 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    927
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. CROCI, 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 inciting violence against
   an active duty member of the military or the reserves
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 240.12 to
 read as follows:
 § 240.12 INCITING VIOLENCE AGAINST AN ACTIVE DUTY MEMBER OF THE MILITARY
            OR THE RESERVES.
   A PERSON IS GUILTY OF INCITING VIOLENCE AGAINST AN ACTIVE DUTY  MEMBER
 OF  THE MILITARY OR THE RESERVES WHEN, WITH THE INTENTION OF INCITING OR
 PRODUCING IMMINENT VIOLENCE AGAINST AN ACTIVE DUTY  MEMBER  OF  THE  NEW
 YORK  GUARD,  NEW  YORK NAVAL MILITIA, THE UNITED STATES ARMY, NAVY, AIR
 FORCE, MARINES, COAST GUARD, ARMY NATIONAL  GUARD,  AIR  NATIONAL  GUARD
 AND/OR THE RESERVES THEREOF, HE OR SHE ADVOCATES VIOLENCE AGAINST ONE OR
 MORE SUCH PERSONS THAT IS LIKELY TO INCITE OR PRODUCE SUCH VIOLENCE.
   INCITING VIOLENCE AGAINST AN ACTIVE DUTY MEMBER OF THE MILITARY OR THE
 RESERVES IS A CLASS D FELONY.
   §  2.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01743-01-7

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