Assembly Bill A6575

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the classification of certain crimes relating to assaults on police officers

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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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2021-A6575 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2561
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§120.05, 120.08 & 120.11, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S8923
2023-2024: S4840

2021-A6575 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the classification of certain crimes relating to assaults on police officers; increases such classifications by one level.

2021-A6575 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6575
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 19, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  MONTESANO  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in  relation  to  the  classification  of
   certain crimes relating to assaults on police officers
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The closing paragraph of section 120.05 of the penal law is
 amended to read as follows:
   Assault in the second degree is a class D felony;  PROVIDED,  HOWEVER,
 ASSAULT  IN  THE  SECOND  DEGREE AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF THIS
 SECTION IS A CLASS C FELONY.
   § 2. The closing paragraph of section 120.08  of  the  penal  law,  as
 amended  by  chapter  476  of  the  laws  of 2018, is amended to read as
 follows:
   Assault on a peace officer, police officer, firefighter  or  emergency
 medical services professional is a class [C] B felony.
   §  3.  The  closing  paragraph  of section 120.11 of the penal law, as
 amended by chapter 283 of the laws  of  1993,  is  amended  to  read  as
 follows:
   Aggravated assault upon a police officer or a peace officer is a class
 [B] A felony.
   § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00848-01-1

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