Senate Bill S6708

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Establishes the class E felony of official interference with transportation

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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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2013-S6708 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §195.03, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S4584
2017-2018: S6229
2019-2020: S1775
2021-2022: S4634
2023-2024: S4090

2013-S6708 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the class E felony of official interference with transportation.

2013-S6708 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S6708 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6708

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 3, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- 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 establishing  the  offense
  of official interference with transportation

  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 195.03  to
read as follows:
S 195.03 OFFICIAL INTERFERENCE WITH TRANSPORTATION.
  A  PUBLIC  SERVANT IS GUILTY OF OFFICIAL INTERFERENCE WITH TRANSPORTA-
TION WHEN, WITH INTENT TO IMPEDE, HAMPER, STALL OR  OTHERWISE  INTERFERE
WITH  THE  ORDINARY  PROGRESS  OF  ANY  FORM OF TRANSPORTATION ON, IN OR
THROUGH THE ROADWAYS, HIGHWAYS, BRIDGES, RAILWAYS, WATERWAYS OR  AIRWAYS
OF THE STATE, HE OR SHE:
  1.  COMMITS AN ACT CONSTITUTING AN UNAUTHORIZED EXERCISE OF HIS OR HER
OFFICIAL FUNCTIONS, KNOWING THAT SUCH ACT IS UNAUTHORIZED; OR
  2. KNOWINGLY REFRAINS FROM PERFORMING AN OFFICIAL  DUTY  IMPOSED  UPON
HIM  OR  HER,  OR IS CLEARLY INHERENT IN THE NATURE OF HIS OR HER PUBLIC
OFFICE.
  OFFICIAL INTERFERENCE WITH TRANSPORTATION IS A CLASS E FELONY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.





 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14245-01-4


              

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