Assembly Bill A2082

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes the offenses of obstructing governmental administration by means of dousing a police officer in the first, second and third degree

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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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2023-A2082 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§195.21, 195.22 & 195.23, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: A8682
2021-2022: A4149

2023-A2082 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the offenses of obstructing governmental administration by means of dousing a police officer in the first degree, obstructing governmental administration by means of dousing a police officer in the second degree and obstructing governmental administration by means of dousing a police officer in the third degree.

2023-A2082 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   2082
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 23, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  COLTON,  BUTTENSCHON, SAYEGH, COOK, DICKENS,
   SEAWRIGHT, MILLER, DeSTEFANO, STERN -- read once and referred  to  the
   Committee on Codes
 
 AN  ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the offenses
   of obstructing governmental  administration  by  means  of  dousing  a
   police  officer in the first degree, obstructing governmental adminis-
   tration by means of dousing a police officer in the second degree  and
   obstructing  governmental  administration by means of dousing a police
   officer in the third degree
 
   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 three new sections
 195.21, 195.22 and 195.23 to read as follows:
 § 195.21 OBSTRUCTING GOVERNMENTAL ADMINISTRATION BY MEANS OF  DOUSING  A
            POLICE OFFICER IN THE THIRD DEGREE.
   A PERSON IS GUILTY OF OBSTRUCTING GOVERNMENTAL ADMINISTRATION BY MEANS
 OF DOUSING A POLICE OFFICER IN THE THIRD DEGREE WHEN, WITH THE INTENT TO
 ANNOY, HARASS OR INTIMIDATE A POLICE OFFICER OR PEACE OFFICER PERFORMING
 A  LAWFUL  DUTY,  HE  OR  SHE THROWS AT OR OTHERWISE DISCHARGES WATER OR
 ANOTHER LIQUID ON THE POLICE OFFICER OR PEACE OFFICER.
   OBSTRUCTING GOVERNMENTAL ADMINISTRATION BY MEANS OF DOUSING  A  POLICE
 OFFICER IN THE THIRD DEGREE IS A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR.
 § 195.22 OBSTRUCTING  GOVERNMENTAL  ADMINISTRATION BY MEANS OF DOUSING A
            POLICE OFFICER IN THE SECOND DEGREE.
   A PERSON IS GUILTY OF OBSTRUCTING GOVERNMENTAL ADMINISTRATION BY MEANS
 OF DOUSING A POLICE OFFICER IN THE SECOND DEGREE WHEN, WITH  THE  INTENT
 TO  PREVENT  A  POLICE OFFICER OR PEACE OFFICER FROM MAKING AN ARREST OR
 APPREHENDING A SUSPECT, HE OR SHE  THROWS  AT  OR  OTHERWISE  DISCHARGES
 WATER OR ANOTHER LIQUID ON THE POLICE OFFICER OR PEACE OFFICER.
   OBSTRUCTING  GOVERNMENTAL  ADMINISTRATION BY MEANS OF DOUSING A POLICE
 OFFICER IN THE SECOND DEGREE IS A CLASS D FELONY.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05086-01-3

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