Assembly Bill A8221

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Includes assault on a corrections officer as a class C felony

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Current Bill Status - In Assembly 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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2023-A8221 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S1820
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §120.08, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2021-2022 Legislative Session:
A9747, S7379

2023-A8221 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Includes assault on a corrections officer as a class C felony.

2023-A8221 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8221
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             November 6, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BERGER -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Codes
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the  penal law, in relation to including corrections
   officers in certain assault charges
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1. Section 120.08 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 476
 of the laws of 2018, is amended to read as follows:
 § 120.08 Assault on a peace officer, police officer,  CORRECTIONS  OFFI-
            CER, firefighter or emergency medical services professional.
   A  person  is  guilty  of  assault on a peace officer, police officer,
 CORRECTIONS OFFICER, firefighter or emergency medical  services  profes-
 sional  when,  with  intent  to prevent a peace officer, police officer,
 CORRECTIONS OFFICER, a firefighter, including a firefighter acting as  a
 paramedic or emergency medical technician administering first aid in the
 course  of  performance  of  duty  as  such firefighter, or an emergency
 medical service paramedic or emergency medical service technician,  from
 performing  a  lawful  duty, he or she causes serious physical injury to
 such peace officer, police officer,  CORRECTIONS  OFFICER,  firefighter,
 paramedic or technician.
   Assault on a peace officer, police officer, CORRECTIONS OFFICER, fire-
 fighter or emergency medical services professional is a class C felony.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05789-01-3

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