Assembly Bill A236

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Proscribes conduct constituting the criminal impersonation of certain emergency personnel

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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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2015-A236 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§190.25 & 190.26, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2551
2011-2012: A760
2013-2014: A102
2017-2018: A1375
2019-2020: A2424

2015-A236 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Proscribes conduct constituting the criminal impersonation of certain emergency personnel.

2015-A236 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   236

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 7, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. GANTT -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to criminal impersonation  of
  a  certified  first  responder,  an  emergency  medical technician, an
  advanced emergency medical technician, or a firefighter

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section  1. Section 190.25 of the penal law is amended by adding a new
subdivision 5 to read as follows:
  5. PRETENDS TO BE A POLICE OFFICER, CERTIFIED FIRST  RESPONDER,  EMER-
GENCY  MEDICAL  TECHNICIAN,  ADVANCED  EMERGENCY  MEDICAL TECHNICIAN, OR
FIREFIGHTER WITHOUT ANY ACTUAL OR IMPLIED AUTHORITY TO DO SO.
  S 2. Subdivision 1 of section 190.26 of the penal law, as  amended  by
chapter 434 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
  1.  Pretends  to  be  a police officer [or a], federal law enforcement
officer as enumerated in section 2.15 of  the  criminal  procedure  law,
CERTIFIED  FIRST RESPONDER, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN, ADVANCED EMER-
GENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN OR FIREFIGHTER, or wears  or  displays  without
authority, any uniform, badge or other insignia or facsimile thereof, by
which  such police officer [or], federal law enforcement officer, CERTI-
FIED FIRST RESPONDER, EMERGENCY MEDICAL TECHNICIAN,  ADVANCED  EMERGENCY
MEDICAL   TECHNICIAN   OR  FIREFIGHTER  is  lawfully  distinguished;  or
expresses by his or her words or actions that he or she is  acting  with
the approval or authority of any police department or acting as a feder-
al  law enforcement officer with the approval of any agency that employs
federal law enforcement officers as enumerated in section  2.15  of  the
criminal procedure law; and
  S 3. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02454-01-5

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