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NY S00518
Bill
Status
1/5/2011
Primary Sponsor
John DeFrancisco
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AI Summary
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Amends Penal Law Section 195.06 to expand the definition of killing or injuring a police animal to include animals that can be reasonably identified as police animals by their presence in marked police or emergency vehicles or enclosed areas.
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Changes the criminal classification of killing or injuring a police animal from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class D felony.
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Retains the existing provision that the animal must be intentionally killed or injured while performing its duties under supervision of a police or peace officer, and adds the new identification-based provision as an alternative.
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Becomes effective on November 1st of the year following enactment.
Legislative Description
Increases penalties for killing or injuring a police animal by providing that such offense shall be a class D felony; includes the intentional killing or injuring of an animal which can reasonably be identified as a police animal by means of its presence in a police vehicle or enclosure in a marked area.
Last Action
REFERRED TO CODES
1/5/2011