Bill Text: NY S04127 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Creates new assault crime for an assault on a retired police officer who previously arrested the assailant; assaulting such a retired police officer with intent to seek retribution is assault in the first degree.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-01-04 - REFERRED TO CODES [S04127 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-S04127-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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4127
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
March 21, 2011
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Introduced by Sen. GOLDEN -- 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 assaulting a retired
police officer
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Section 120.10 of the penal law is amended by adding a new
2 subdivision 5 to read as follows:
3 5. WITH INTENT TO CAUSE SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY, HE OR SHE INTEN-
4 TIONALLY SELECTS A RETIRED POLICE OFFICER, AS POLICE OFFICER IS DEFINED
5 PURSUANT TO SUBDIVISION THIRTY-FOUR OF SECTION 1.20 OF THE CRIMINAL
6 PROCEDURE LAW, AGAINST WHOM THE OFFENSE IS COMMITTED OR INTENDED TO BE
7 COMMITTED IN WHOLE OR IN SUBSTANTIAL PART BECAUSE OF A BELIEF OR PERCEP-
8 TION REGARDING SUCH RETIRED POLICE OFFICER'S INVOLVEMENT IN A PREVIOUS
9 ARREST OF SUCH PERSON WHILE ON ACTIVE DUTY.
10 S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
11 have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05467-01-1
