Senate Bill S955

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Relates to assault on a member of the military or 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-S955 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§10.00 & 120.08, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
S4379

2017-S955 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2017-S955 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S955 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    955
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              January 5, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens.  CROCI,  AVELLA,  FUNKE, GALLIVAN, GOLDEN, HANNON,
   LARKIN, MARCHIONE, RANZENHOFER,  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.
   § 2. Section 120.08 of the penal law, as added by chapter 632  of  the
 laws of 1996, is amended to read as follows:
 § 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.
   Assault  on  a  peace officer, police officer, fireman [or], emergency
 medical services professional OR A MEMBER OF THE MILITARY OR RESERVES is
 a class C felony.
   § 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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