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History
- Referred to codes
- Delivered to assembly
- Passed senateVote 44–13
- Advanced to third reading
- 2nd report cal.
- 1st report cal.364
- Referred to codes
- Referred to codes
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Establishes the crime of aggravated harassment of police officers, peace officers, court officers, emergency medical technicians or paramedics
In Assembly Committee · Codes · Sponsor Phillip Goldfeder
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Sponsor's memo
BILL NUMBER:S5307
Title of bill
An act to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the crime of aggravated harassment of police officers, peace officers, court officers, emergency medical technicians or paramedics
Purpose or general idea of bill
To deter certain persons from harassing police officers, peace officers, court officers, emergency medical technicians or paramedics by inflicting such officers with bodily fluids.
Summary of specific provisions
A new section 240.33 is added to the penal law creating the class E felony of aggravated harassment. A person is guilty of aggravated harassment of a police officer, peace officer, court officer, emergency medical technician or paramedic when, with intent to harass, annoy, threaten, harm or alarm a person whom he/she knows or reasonably should know to be a police officer, peace officer, court officer, emergency medical technician or paramedic engaged in the course of performing their official duties, he/she causes the police officer, peace officer, court officer, emergency medical technician or paramedic to come into contact with blood, seminal fluid, saliva, urine or feces, by throwing, tossing or expelling such fluid or material.
Justification
Police officers, peace officers, court officers, emergency medical technicians or paramedics are often faced with situations where suspects, criminals and convicted felons act out their frustrations through the act of throwing, tossing or expelling bodily fluids. By increasing the penalty for acting out in this fashion, this bill should discourage this type of unacceptable behavior.
Prior legislative history
A.3792/S.1083 of 1995-1996 A.4100/S.2556 of 1997-1998 A.4198/S.2163A of 1999-2000 A.180/S.34 of 2001-2002 A.114 of 2003-2004 S.4629 of 2009-2010 S.464 of 2011-2012
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.
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