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NY S04394
Bill
Status
Engrossed
5/27/2010
Primary Sponsor
Diane Savino
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AI Summary
- Adds New York City sanitation workers to the list of protected persons under Penal Law Section 120.05, which addresses assaults intended to prevent lawful duty performance
- Makes assaulting a sanitation worker with intent to prevent their lawful duty a class C felony or assault in the second degree when physical injury results, including assaults using released or uncontrolled animals
- Extends similar protections to sanitation workers as currently provided to peace officers, police officers, firefighters, paramedics, emergency medical technicians, hospital emergency department personnel, city marshals, and traffic enforcement officers
- Applies the same protections when sanitation workers are assaulted with intent to cause physical injury while performing assigned duties
- Takes effect thirty days after becoming law
Legislative Description
Relates to assault on a New York city sanitation worker; provides that such assault is either a class C felony or constitutes assault in the second degree when such assault is by means of releasing or failing to control an animal with the intent to obstruct such person from performing their lawful duties.
Last Action
referred to codes
6/25/2010
Committee Referrals
Codes5/27/2010
Codes4/22/2009
Full Bill Text
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