S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 14, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Codes
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to categorizing members of an
auxiliary police program organized and maintained by a state or local
police department with police officers and peace officers for purposes
of certain felony classifications
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Auxiliary
Police Officers Yevgeniy Marshalik and Nicholas Pekearo Memorial Act".
§ 2. Paragraph (b) of subdivision 1 of section 70.02 of the penal law,
as amended by chapter 94 of the laws of 2020, is amended to read as
follows:
(b) Class C violent felony offenses: an attempt to commit any of the
class B felonies set forth in paragraph (a) of this subdivision; aggra-
vated criminally negligent homicide as defined in section 125.11, aggra-
vated manslaughter in the second degree as defined in section 125.21,
aggravated sexual abuse in the second degree as defined in section
130.67, assault on a peace officer, police officer, firefighter or emer-
gency medical services professional as defined in section 120.08, OR
MEMBER OF AN AUXILIARY POLICE PROGRAM, WHILE ON DUTY, assault on a judge
as defined in section 120.09, gang assault in the second degree as
defined in section 120.06, strangulation in the first degree as defined
in section 121.13, aggravated strangulation as defined in section
121.13-a, burglary in the second degree as defined in section 140.25,
robbery in the second degree as defined in section 160.10, criminal
possession of a weapon in the second degree as defined in section
265.03, criminal use of a firearm in the second degree as defined in
section 265.08, criminal sale of a firearm in the second degree as
defined in section 265.12, criminal sale of a firearm with the aid of a
minor as defined in section 265.14, aggravated criminal possession of a
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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weapon as defined in section 265.19, soliciting or providing support for
an act of terrorism in the first degree as defined in section 490.15,
hindering prosecution of terrorism in the second degree as defined in
section 490.30, and criminal possession of a chemical weapon or biolog-
ical weapon in the third degree as defined in section 490.37.
§ 3. 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, A MEMBER OF AN
AUXILIARY POLICE PROGRAM ORGANIZED AND MAINTAINED BY A STATE OR LOCAL
POLICE DEPARTMENT WHILE PERFORMING SUCH MEMBER'S DUTIES AS SUCH AUXILIA-
RY POLICE OFFICER 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,
sanitation enforcement agent, New York city sanitation worker, fire-
fighter, paramedic, technician, city marshal, school crossing guard
appointed pursuant to section two hundred eight-a of the general munici-
pal law, traffic enforcement officer, traffic enforcement agent, MEMBER
OF AN AUXILIARY POLICE PROGRAM or employee of an entity governed by the
public service law, [he or she] SUCH PERSON 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, sanitation 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, ON-DUTY MEMBER OF AN AUXILIARY POLICE PROGRAM or employee of an
entity governed by the public service law; or
§ 4. 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, firefighter [or],
emergency medical services professional, OR ON-DUTY MEMBER OF
AN AUXILIARY POLICE PROGRAM.
A person is guilty of assault on a peace officer, OR ON-DUTY MEMBER OF
AN AUXILIARY POLICE PROGRAM, police officer, firefighter [or], emergency
medical services professional when, with intent to prevent a peace offi-
cer, police 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, OR A
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MEMBER OF AN AUXILIARY POLICE PROGRAM ORGANIZED AND MAINTAINED BY A
STATE OR LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT WHILE PERFORMING SUCH MEMBER'S DUTIES
AS SUCH AUXILIARY POLICE OFFICER, from performing a lawful duty, [he or
she] SUCH PERSON causes serious physical injury to such peace officer,
police officer, firefighter, paramedic [or], technician, OR ON-DUTY
MEMBER OF AN AUXILIARY POLICE PROGRAM.
Assault on a peace officer, police officer, firefighter [or], emergen-
cy medical services professional, OR ON-DUTY MEMBER OF AN AUXILIARY
POLICE PROGRAM is a class C felony.
§ 5. Section 125.11 of the penal law, as added by chapter 765 of the
laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
§ 125.11 Aggravated criminally negligent homicide.
A person is guilty of aggravated criminally negligent homicide when,
with criminal negligence, [he or she] SUCH PERSON causes the death of a
police officer [or], peace officer OR A MEMBER OF AN AUXILIARY POLICE
PROGRAM ORGANIZED AND MAINTAINED BY A STATE OR LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT
where such officer OR MEMBER OF AN AUXILIARY POLICE PROGRAM was in the
course of performing [his or her] SUCH OFFICER OR MEMBER'S official
duties and the defendant knew or reasonably should have known that such
victim was a police officer or peace officer OR MEMBER OF AN AUXILIARY
POLICE PROGRAM.
Aggravated criminally negligent homicide is a class C felony.
§ 6. Section 125.21 of the penal law, as added by chapter 765 of the
laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
§ 125.21 Aggravated manslaughter in the second degree.
A person is guilty of aggravated manslaughter in the second degree
when [he or she] SUCH PERSON recklessly causes the death of a police
officer [or], peace officer OR A MEMBER OF AN AUXILIARY POLICE PROGRAM
ORGANIZED AND MAINTAINED BY A STATE OR LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT where
such officer OR MEMBER OF AN AUXILIARY POLICE PROGRAM was in the course
of performing [his or her] SUCH OFFICER OR MEMBER'S official duties and
the defendant knew or reasonably should have known that such victim was
a police officer or peace officer OR MEMBER OF AN AUXILIARY POLICE
PROGRAM.
Aggravated manslaughter in the second degree is a class C felony.
§ 7. Section 125.22 of the penal law, as added by chapter 765 of the
laws of 2005, is amended to read as follows:
§ 125.22 Aggravated manslaughter in the first degree.
A person is guilty of aggravated manslaughter in the first degree
when:
1. with intent to cause serious physical injury to a police officer
[or], peace officer OR A MEMBER OF AN AUXILIARY POLICE PROGRAM ORGANIZED
AND MAINTAINED BY A STATE OR LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT, where such officer
OR MEMBER OF AN AUXILIARY POLICE PROGRAM was in the course of performing
[his or her] SUCH OFFICER OR MEMBER'S official duties and the defendant
knew or reasonably should have known that such victim was a police offi-
cer [or], a peace officer OR A MEMBER OF AN AUXILIARY POLICE PROGRAM,
[he or she] SUCH PERSON causes the death of such officer OR MEMBER OF AN
AUXILIARY POLICE PROGRAM or another police officer or peace officer OR A
MEMBER OF AN AUXILIARY POLICE PROGRAM; or
2. with intent to cause the death of a police officer [or], peace
officer OR A MEMBER OF AN AUXILIARY POLICE PROGRAM ORGANIZED AND MAIN-
TAINED BY A STATE OR LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT, where such officer OR
MEMBER OF AN AUXILIARY POLICE PROGRAM was in the course of performing
[his or her] SUCH OFFICER OR MEMBER'S official duties and the defendant
knew or reasonably should have known that such victim was a police offi-
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cer [or], A peace officer OR A MEMBER OF AN AUXILIARY POLICE PROGRAM,
[he or she] SUCH PERSON causes the death of such officer, MEMBER OF AN
AUXILIARY POLICE PROGRAM or another police officer or peace officer OR
MEMBER OF AN AUXILIARY POLICE PROGRAM under circumstances which do not
constitute murder because [he or she] SUCH PERSON acts under the influ-
ence of extreme emotional disturbance, as defined in paragraph (a) of
subdivision one of section 125.25 OF THIS ARTICLE. The fact that homi-
cide was committed under the influence of extreme emotional disturbance
constitutes a mitigating circumstance reducing murder to aggravated
manslaughter in the first degree or manslaughter in the first degree and
need not be proved in any prosecution initiated under this subdivision.
Aggravated manslaughter in the first degree is a class B felony.
§ 8. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 125.26 of the penal law
is amended by adding a new subparagraph (ii-b) to read as follows:
(II-B) THE INTENDED VICTIM WAS A MEMBER OF AN AUXILIARY POLICE PROGRAM
ORGANIZED AND MAINTAINED BY A STATE OR LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT WHO WAS
AT THE TIME OF THE KILLING ENGAGED IN THE COURSE OF PERFORMING SUCH
MEMBER'S OFFICIAL DUTIES, AND THE DEFENDANT KNEW OR REASONABLY SHOULD
HAVE KNOWN THAT THE INTENDED VICTIM WAS SUCH A MEMBER OF AN AUXILIARY
POLICE PROGRAM; OR
§ 9. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section 125.27 of the penal law
is amended by adding a new subparagraph (ii-b) to read as follows:
(II-B) THE INTENDED VICTIM WAS A MEMBER OF AN AUXILIARY POLICE PROGRAM
ORGANIZED AND MAINTAINED BY A STATE OR LOCAL POLICE DEPARTMENT WHO WAS
AT THE TIME OF THE KILLING ENGAGED IN THE COURSE OF PERFORMING SUCH
MEMBER'S OFFICIAL DUTIES, AND THE DEFENDANT KNEW OR REASONABLY SHOULD
HAVE KNOWN THAT THE INTENDED VICTIM WAS SUCH A MEMBER OF AN AUXILIARY
POLICE PROGRAM; OR
§ 10. This act shall take effect on the first of November next
succeeding the date upon which it shall have become a law.