Senate Bill S4634

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Establishes the class E felony of official interference with transportation

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee

  • 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-S4634 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §195.03, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: S6708
2015-2016: S4584
2017-2018: S6229
2019-2020: S1775
2023-2024: S4090
2025-2026: S3717

2021-S4634 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the class E felony of official interference with transportation.

2021-S4634 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S4634 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4634
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 8, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- 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 establishing  the  offense
   of official interference with transportation
 
   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 195.03  to
 read as follows:
 § 195.03 OFFICIAL INTERFERENCE WITH TRANSPORTATION.
   A  PUBLIC  SERVANT IS GUILTY OF OFFICIAL INTERFERENCE WITH TRANSPORTA-
 TION WHEN, WITH INTENT TO IMPEDE, HAMPER, STALL OR  OTHERWISE  INTERFERE
 WITH  THE  ORDINARY  PROGRESS  OF  ANY  FORM OF TRANSPORTATION ON, IN OR
 THROUGH THE ROADWAYS, HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES, RAILWAYS, WATERWAYS OR  AIRWAYS
 OF THE STATE, HE OR SHE:
   1.  COMMITS AN ACT CONSTITUTING AN UNAUTHORIZED EXERCISE OF HIS OR HER
 OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS, KNOWING THAT SUCH ACT IS UNAUTHORIZED; OR
   2. KNOWINGLY REFRAINS FROM PERFORMING AN OFFICIAL  DUTY  IMPOSED  UPON
 HIM  OR  HER,  OR IS CLEARLY INHERENT IN THE NATURE OF HIS OR HER PUBLIC
 OFFICE.
   OFFICIAL INTERFERENCE WITH TRANSPORTATION IS A CLASS E FELONY.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD06333-01-1

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