Establishes the crime of assault on a judge.
Sponsor: Gunther
Law Section: Penal Law
Law: Add SS120.71 - 120.73, Pen L
Multi-sponsor(s):
McKevitt
Committee: CODES
Law Section: Penal Law
Law: Add SS120.71 - 120.73, Pen L
A409B-2011 Actions
- Jul 20, 2011: signed chap.148
- Jul 8, 2011: delivered to governor
- Jun 16, 2011: RETURNED TO ASSEMBLY
- Jun 16, 2011: PASSED SENATE
- Jun 16, 2011: 3RD READING CAL.225
- Jun 16, 2011: SUBSTITUTED FOR S2143D
- Jun 13, 2011: REFERRED TO RULES
- Jun 13, 2011: delivered to senate
- Jun 13, 2011: passed assembly
- Jun 13, 2011: ordered to third reading rules cal.88
- Jun 13, 2011: rules report cal.88
- Jun 13, 2011: reported
- Jun 7, 2011: reported referred to rules
- May 31, 2011: print number 409d
- May 31, 2011: amend and recommit to codes
- May 18, 2011: print number 409c
- May 18, 2011: amend (t) and recommit to codes
- May 9, 2011: print number 409b
- May 9, 2011: amend and recommit to codes
- Mar 23, 2011: print number 409a
- Mar 23, 2011: amend and recommit to codes
- Jan 5, 2011: referred to codes
A409B-2011 Votes
VOTE: FLOOR VOTE:
- Jun 16, 2011
Ayes (62): Adams, Addabbo, Alesi, Avella, Ball, Bonacic, Breslin, Carlucci, DeFrancisco, Diaz, Dilan, Duane, Espaillat, Farley, Flanagan, Fuschillo, Gallivan, Gianaris, Golden, Griffo, Grisanti, Hannon, Hassell-Thomps, Huntley, Johnson, Kennedy, Klein, Krueger, Kruger, Lanza, Larkin, LaValle, Libous, Little, Marcellino, Martins, Maziarz, McDonald, Montgomery, Nozzolio, O'Mara, Oppenheimer, Parker, Peralta, Perkins, Ranzenhofer, Ritchie, Rivera, Robach, Saland, Sampson, Savino, Serrano, Seward, Skelos, Smith, Squadron, Stavisky, Stewart-Cousin, Valesky, Young, Zeldin
A409B-2011 Text
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
409--B
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N ASSEMBLY
(PREFILED)
January 5, 2011
___________
Introduced by M. of A. GUNTHER -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee on Codes -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted
as amended and recommitted to said committee -- again reported from
said committee with amendments, ordered reprinted as amended and
recommitted to said committee
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the crimes of
menacing, assault and aggravated assault on a judge, district attorney
or assistant district attorney
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 120.71 to
read as follows:
S 120.71 ASSAULT ON A JUDGE OR DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
A PERSON IS GUILTY OF ASSAULT ON A JUDGE OR DISTRICT ATTORNEY WHEN,
WITH INTENT TO PREVENT A JUDGE OR DISTRICT ATTORNEY FROM PERFORMING OR
IN RETALIATION FOR HAVING PERFORMED, A LAWFUL DUTY, HE OR SHE CAUSES
SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY TO A PERSON WHOM HE OR SHE KNOWS OR REASONABLY
SHOULD KNOW TO BE A JUDGE OR DISTRICT ATTORNEY. FOR THE PURPOSES OF
THIS SECTION "DISTRICT ATTORNEY" SHALL INCLUDE ALL PERSONS APPOINTED BY
A DISTRICT ATTORNEY TO SERVE AS ASSISTANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND THOSE
PERSONS SERVING AS A SPECIAL PROSECUTOR WHEN SERVING IN SUCH CAPACITY.
ASSAULT ON A JUDGE OR DISTRICT ATTORNEY IS A CLASS C FELONY.
S 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 120.72 to read
as follows:
S 120.72 AGGRAVATED ASSAULT ON A JUDGE OR DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
A PERSON IS GUILTY OF AGGRAVATED ASSAULT ON A JUDGE OR DISTRICT ATTOR-
NEY WHEN, WITH INTENT TO PREVENT A JUDGE OR DISTRICT ATTORNEY FROM
PERFORMING OR IN RETALIATION FOR HAVING PERFORMED, A LAWFUL DUTY, AND
WITH INTENT TO CAUSE SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY TO A PERSON WHOM HE OR SHE
KNOWS OR REASONABLY SHOULD KNOW TO BE A JUDGE OR DISTRICT ATTORNEY, HE
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD01905-04-1
A. 409--B 2
OR SHE CAUSES SUCH INJURY BY MEANS OF A DEADLY WEAPON OR DANGEROUS
INSTRUMENT. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION "DISTRICT ATTORNEY" SHALL
INCLUDE ALL PERSONS APPOINTED BY A DISTRICT ATTORNEY TO SERVE AS ASSIST-
ANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND THOSE PERSONS SERVING AS A SPECIAL PROSECUTOR
WHEN SERVING IN SUCH CAPACITY.
AGGRAVATED ASSAULT ON A JUDGE OR DISTRICT ATTORNEY IS A CLASS B FELO-
NY.
S 3. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 120.73 to read
as follows:
S 120.73 MENACING A JUDGE OR DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
A PERSON IS GUILTY OF MENACING A JUDGE OR DISTRICT ATTORNEY WHEN, WITH
INTENT TO PREVENT A JUDGE OR DISTRICT ATTORNEY FROM PERFORMING, OR IN
RETALIATION FOR HAVING PERFORMED, A LAWFUL DUTY, HE OR SHE INTENTIONALLY
PLACES OR ATTEMPTS TO PLACE A JUDGE OR DISTRICT ATTORNEY IN REASONABLE
FEAR OF PHYSICAL INJURY, SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY OR DEATH BY DISPLAYING
A DEADLY WEAPON, KNIFE, PISTOL, REVOLVER, RIFLE, SHOTGUN, MACHINE GUN OR
OTHER FIREARM, WHETHER OPERABLE OR NOT, WHERE THE DEFENDANT KNEW OR
REASONABLY SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT SUCH VICTIM WAS A JUDGE OR DISTRICT
ATTORNEY. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION "DISTRICT ATTORNEY" SHALL
INCLUDE ALL PERSONS APPOINTED BY A DISTRICT ATTORNEY TO SERVE AS ASSIST-
ANT DISTRICT ATTORNEY AND THOSE PERSONS SERVING AS A SPECIAL PROSECUTOR
WHEN SERVING IN SUCH CAPACITY.
MENACING A JUDGE OR DISTRICT ATTORNEY IS A CLASS D FELONY.
S 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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