A5129-2011 - NY Senate Open Legislation - Adds assaults against certain employees of state and local government agencies as an assault in the second degree

Bill A5129-2011

Adds assaults against certain employees of state and local government agencies as an assault in the second degree

Establishes a person is guilty of assault in the second degree when he or she intends to cause physical injury to an employee of New York state or any of its political subdivisions or of a public authority or a public benefit corporation while such employee is performing his or her duties.

Details

Same as: S4526-2011
Versions A5129-2011
Sponsor:Bronson
Co-sponsor(s): Rivera P, Colton
Committee: CODES
Law Section: Penal Law
Law: Amd §120.05, Pen L

Actions

Jan 4, 2012: referred to codes
Feb 14, 2011: referred to codes

Text


STATE OF NEW YORK
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5129

2011-2012 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

February 14, 2011
___________

Introduced  by M. of A. BRONSON -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to assaults  against  certain
  employees of state and local government agencies

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

  Section 1. Section 120.05 of the penal law is amended by adding a  new
subdivision 13 to read as follows:
  13.  WITH  INTENT  TO CAUSE PHYSICAL INJURY TO AN EMPLOYEE OF NEW YORK
STATE OR ANY OF ITS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS OR OF A PUBLIC AUTHORITY OR A
PUBLIC BENEFIT CORPORATION, HE OR SHE CAUSES  PHYSICAL  INJURY  TO  SUCH
EMPLOYEE WHILE SUCH EMPLOYEE IS PERFORMING HIS OR HER DUTIES.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08139-01-1

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