Bill Text: NY A08682 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Establishes the offenses of obstructing governmental administration by means of dousing a police officer in the first degree, obstructing governmental administration by means of dousing a police officer in the second degree and obstructing governmental administration by means of dousing a police officer in the third degree.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to codes [A08682 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A08682-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 8682 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY October 23, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. COLTON -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the offenses of obstructing governmental administration by means of dousing a police officer in the first degree, obstructing governmental adminis- tration by means of dousing a police officer in the second degree and obstructing governmental administration by means of dousing a police officer in the third degree The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding three new sections 2 195.21, 195.22 and 195.23 to read as follows: 3 § 195.21 Obstructing governmental administration by means of dousing a 4 police officer in the third degree. 5 A person is guilty of obstructing governmental administration by means 6 of dousing a police officer in the third degree when, with the intent to 7 annoy, harass or intimidate a police officer or peace officer performing 8 a lawful duty, he or she throws at or otherwise discharges water or 9 another liquid on the police officer or peace officer. 10 Obstructing governmental administration by means of dousing a police 11 officer in the third degree is a class A misdemeanor. 12 § 195.22 Obstructing governmental administration by means of dousing a 13 police officer in the second degree. 14 A person is guilty of obstructing governmental administration by means 15 of dousing a police officer in the second degree when, with the intent 16 to prevent a police officer or peace officer from making an arrest or 17 apprehending a suspect, he or she throws at or otherwise discharges 18 water or another liquid on the police officer or peace officer. 19 Obstructing governmental administration by means of dousing a police 20 officer in the second degree is a class D felony. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD13835-01-9A. 8682 2 1 § 195.23 Obstructing governmental administration by means of dousing a 2 police officer in the first degree. 3 A person is guilty of obstructing governmental administration by means 4 of dousing a police officer in the first degree when, with the intent to 5 cause serious injury, as defined in section 10.00 of this chapter, to a 6 police officer or peace officer, he or she throws at or otherwise 7 discharges water or another liquid on the police officer or peace offi- 8 cer. 9 Obstructing governmental administration by means of dousing a police 10 officer in the first degree is a class C felony. 11 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed- 12 ing the date upon which it shall have become a law. Effective immediate- 13 ly the addition, amendment and/or repeal of any rule or regulation 14 necessary for the implementation of this act on its effective date are 15 authorized to be made and completed on or before such date.
