NY State Senate Bill 2019-S3924

Senate Bill S3924

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Elevates assault of a code enforcement official to the class D felony of assault in the second degree

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2019-S3924 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:: Senate Codes
Law Section:: Penal Law
Laws Affected:: Amd §120.05, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:: 2013-2014: S6382
2015-2016: S2251
2017-2018: S8424
2021-2022: S5362
2023-2024: S1165

2019-S3924 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Elevates assault of a code enforcement official in the second degree to a class D felony.

2019-S3924 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

                                
 
BILL NUMBER: S3924

SPONSOR: SEWARD
 
TITLE OF BILL:

An act to amend the penal law, in relation to elevating an assault of a
code enforcement official to the class D felony of assault in the second
degree

 
PURPOSE:

The bill elevates assault of a code enforcement official in the second
degree to a class D felony.

 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section 1: Amends subdivision 3 of section 120.05 of the penal law,
elevating the assault of a Code Enforcement Official to the class D
felony of assault in the second degree.

Section 2: Establishes the effective date.

 
JUSTIFICATION:

Code Enforcement Officers regularly encounter hazardous situations and
dangerous environments as part of their duty to enforce the NYS Building
Code; this work is often done with little to no backup from fellow offi-
cers. As a result, Code Enforcement Officers are increasingly becoming
victims of aggression and assault while doing their job. It has been
reported that these officials have been attacked, and in some instances,
hospitalized in critical condition.  However, there are currently no
penalties for assaulting a Code Enforcement Officer while he or she is
performing their duties.

It is currently a felony to cause injury to utility workers, transporta-
tion officials, sanitation workers, and other government officials with
the intent to prevent them from performing their duties. This bill would
ensure Code Enforcement Officials receive similar protections by elevat-
ing assault of a code enforcement official in the second degree to a
class D felony.

 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:

S. 8424 of 2017-2018, (Codes).

 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:

There are no fiscal implications.

 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
First day of November next succeeding the date on which it shall become
a law.

2019-S3924 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3924
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 21, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sens. SEWARD, TEDISCO -- 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 elevating an assault of  a
   code  enforcement  official  to  the  class D felony of assault in the
   second degree

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivision  3  of  section  120.05  of the penal law, as
 amended by chapter 267 of the laws  of  2016,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   3.  With intent to prevent a peace officer, a police officer, prosecu-
 tor as defined in subdivision thirty-one of section 1.20 of the criminal
 procedure law, registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, public health
 sanitarian, New York city public health sanitarian, sanitation  enforce-
 ment  agent, New York city sanitation worker, a firefighter, including a
 firefighter acting as a paramedic or emergency medical technician admin-
 istering first aid in the course of performance of duty  as  such  fire-
 fighter,  an  emergency  medical  service paramedic or emergency medical
 service technician, or medical or related personnel in a hospital  emer-
 gency  department,  a  city  marshal,  a school crossing guard appointed
 pursuant to section two hundred eight-a of the general municipal law,  a
 traffic enforcement officer, traffic enforcement agent, CODE ENFORCEMENT
 OFFICIAL,  or  employee of any entity governed by the public service law
 in the course of performing an  essential  service,  from  performing  a
 lawful  duty,  by  means  including  releasing  or failing to control an
 animal under circumstances evincing the actor's intent that  the  animal
 obstruct  the  lawful  activity  of  such peace officer, police officer,
 prosecutor as defined in subdivision thirty-one of section 1.20  of  the
 criminal  procedure  law,  registered  nurse,  licensed practical nurse,
 public health sanitarian, New York city public health sanitarian,  sani-
 tation  enforcement agent, New York city sanitation worker, firefighter,
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.

                                                            LBD09555-01-9

 S. 3924                             2
 
 paramedic, technician, city marshal,  school  crossing  guard  appointed
 pursuant  to  section  two hundred eight-a of the general municipal law,
 traffic enforcement officer, traffic enforcement agent, CODE ENFORCEMENT
 OFFICIAL,  or  employee of an entity governed by the public service law,
 he or she causes physical injury to such peace officer, police  officer,
 prosecutor  as  defined in subdivision thirty-one of section 1.20 of the
 criminal procedure law,  registered  nurse,  licensed  practical  nurse,
 public  health sanitarian, New York city public health sanitarian, sani-
 tation enforcement agent, New York city sanitation worker,  firefighter,
 paramedic,  technician  or  medical  or  related personnel in a hospital
 emergency department,  city  marshal,  school  crossing  guard,  traffic
 enforcement  officer,  traffic enforcement agent, CODE ENFORCEMENT OFFI-
 CIAL, or employee of an entity governed by the public service law; 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.

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