Assembly Actions -
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Jun 05, 2020 |
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Assembly Bill A10604
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
EPSTEIN
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
co-Sponsors
Catalina Cruz
Charles Barron
Carmen De La Rosa
Aravella Simotas
2019-A10604 (ACTIVE) - Details
2019-A10604 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 10604 I N A S S E M B L Y June 5, 2020 ___________ Introduced by COMMITTEE ON RULES -- (at request of M. of A. Epstein) -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the offense of unlawful obstruction of law enforcement identification 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 270.40 to read as follows: § 270.40 UNLAWFUL OBSTRUCTION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT IDENTIFICATION. 1. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF UNLAWFUL OBSTRUCTION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT IDEN- TIFICATION WHEN, WITH INTENT TO PREVENT THE INSPECTION OF ANY PART OF A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER'S UNIFORM WHICH IDENTIFIES HIM OR HER AS A LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER INCLUDING HIS OR HER NAME, SHIELD, BADGE, NUMBERS OR OTHER IDENTIFYING INSIGNIAS OR EMBLEMS, HE OR SHE COVERS OR CONCEALS SUCH NAME, SHIELD, BADGE, NUMBERS OR OTHER IDENTIFYING INSIGNIAS OR EMBLEMS FROM PUBLIC VIEW. 2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION, "LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER" SHALL INCLUDE ANY PUBLIC SERVANT, FEDERAL OR STATE, WHO IS AUTHORIZED TO CONDUCT AN INVESTIGATION OR MAKE AN ARREST FOR A CRIMINAL OFFENSE. UNLAWFUL OBSTRUCTION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT IDENTIFICATION IS A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR. § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD16618-01-0
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