Establishes the crime of aggravated harassment of a police officer or peace officer; provides for such an offense to be a class E felony.
S2402-2013 Actions
- Jun 5, 2013: referred to codes
- Jun 5, 2013: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
- Jun 5, 2013: PASSED SENATE
- Jun 3, 2013: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
- May 30, 2013: 2ND REPORT CAL.
- May 29, 2013: 1ST REPORT CAL.778
- Jan 17, 2013: REFERRED TO CODES
S2402-2013 Meetings
Codes: May 20, 2013,
Codes: May 29, 2013S2402-2013 Calendars
Active List: Jun 5, 2013 ,
Floor Calendar: May 30, 2013 ,
Floor Calendar: Jun 3, 2013 ,
Floor Calendar: Jun 4, 2013 ,
Floor Calendar: Jun 5, 2013S2402-2013 Votes
VOTE: COMMITTEE VOTE: - Codes - May 29, 2013
Ayes (11):Nozzolio, Boyle, DeFrancisco, Flanagan, Fuschillo, Gallivan, Golden, Lanza, O'Mara, Espaillat, O'BrienNays (4):Squadron, Perkins, Hoylman, Krueger
VOTE: FLOOR VOTE: - Jun 5, 2013
Ayes (50):Adams, Addabbo, Avella, Ball, Bonacic, Boyle, Breslin, Carlucci, DeFrancisco, Diaz, Espaillat, Farley, Felder, Flanagan, Fuschillo, Gallivan, Gipson, Golden, Griffo, Grisanti, Hannon, Kennedy, Klein, Lanza, Larkin, Latimer, LaValle, Libous, Little, Marcellino, Marchione, Martins, Maziarz, Nozzolio, O'Brien, O'Mara, Peralta, Ranzenhofer, Ritchie, Robach, Sampson, Sanders, Savino, Seward, Skelos, Smith, Tkaczyk, Valesky, Young, ZeldinNays (13):Dilan, Gianaris, Hassell-Thomps, Hoylman, Krueger, Montgomery, Parker, Perkins, Rivera, Serrano, Squadron, Stavisky, Stewart-Cousin
S2402-2013 Memo
BILL NUMBER:S2402TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation toaggravated harassment of peace officers or police officersPURPOSE: To establish the crime of aggravated harassment of a policeofficer 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 240.33establishing the crime of aggravated harassment of a police officer orpeace officer.Section two is the effective date.JUSTIFICATION: Police officers all across this state put their liveson the line every day to protect the people of New York. New YorkState must establish laws and toughen existing laws that protect thepolice from becoming victims of criminals. Far too many lawenforcement officers are being harassed, injured, even killed whilehonoring their commitment to protect and serve this state. TheLegislature has a responsibility to do everything we can to protectour brave heroes, our police officers, from violent criminals. Thislegislation contributes to that premiseLEGISLATIVE HISTORY: 2011-12 S. 2322 Passed Senate/A. 8099 CodesCommittee.FISCAL IMPLICATIONS: None.EFFECTIVE DATE: This act shall take effect on the first of Novembernext 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