Establishes the crime of aggravated harassment of a police officer or peace officer; provides for such an offense to be a class E felony.

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S2402-2013 Actions

• Jan 17, 2013: REFERRED TO CODES

S2402-2013 Meetings

Codes: May 29, 2013

S2402-2013 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S2402

TITLE  OF  BILL:    An  act  to  amend  the  penal law, in relation to
aggravated harassment of peace officers or police officers

PURPOSE:  To establish the crime of aggravated harassment of a  police
officer or peace officer and make such crime a class E felony.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:

Section  one  amends  the  penal  law  by  adding a new section 240.33
establishing the crime of aggravated harassment of a police officer or
peace officer.

Section two is the effective date.

JUSTIFICATION:  Police officers all across this state put their  lives
on  the  line  every  day  to protect the people of New York. New York
State must establish laws and toughen existing laws that  protect  the
police   from   becoming  victims  of  criminals.  Far  too  many  law
enforcement officers are being harassed, injured,  even  killed  while
honoring  their  commitment  to  protect  and  serve  this  state. The
Legislature has a responsibility to do everything we  can  to  protect
our  brave  heroes,  our police officers, from violent criminals. This
legislation contributes to that premise

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:   2011-12 S. 2322  Passed  Senate/A.  8099  Codes
Committee.

FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None.

EFFECTIVE  DATE:   This act shall take effect on the first of November
next succeeding the date on which it shall have become a law.

S2402-2013 Text

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

                                    2402

                         2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                              I N  SENATE

                              January 17, 2013
                                 ___________

  Introduced  by  Sens.  GRIFFO,  DeFRANCISCO,  GALLIVAN,  LARKIN, LIBOUS,
    MAZIARZ, RANZENHOFER, SEWARD, YOUNG -- read twice and ordered printed,
    and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

  AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to aggravated  harassment  of
    peace officers or police officers

    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 240.33  to
  read as follows:

  S 240.33 AGGRAVATED HARASSMENT OF A POLICE OFFICER OR PEACE OFFICER.
    A  PERSON  IS  GUILTY  OF AGGRAVATED HARASSMENT OF A POLICE OFFICER OR
  PEACE OFFICER WHEN, WITH THE INTENT TO HARASS, ANNOY, THREATEN OR  ALARM
  A  PERSON  WHOM HE OR SHE KNOWS OR REASONABLY SHOULD KNOW TO BE A POLICE
  OFFICER OR PEACE OFFICER ENGAGED IN THE COURSE  OF PERFORMING HIS OR HER
  OFFICIAL DUTIES, HE OR SHE STRIKES, SHOVES, KICKS OR OTHERWISE  SUBJECTS
  SUCH PERSON TO PHYSICAL CONTACT.
    AGGRAVATED  HARASSMENT OF A POLICE OFFICER OR PEACE OFFICER IS A CLASS
  E FELONY.
    S 2. 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.
                                                             LBD06443-01-3