The legislation written below has been introduced by RoAnn Destito (Democrat in the Assembly,Oneida County) as A9614. It was introduced in the Senate Joe Griffo (Republican in the Senate, Oneida County) as S6623. Tom Haas and I have worked with the Oneida County Distrct Attorney Scott McNamara during his recent run for office along with Represenatives Destito and Griffo to make this legislation a reality. For years District Attorneys statewide have been unable to prosecute inmates on felony charges unless we suffered serious phisical injuries when we are assaulted on the job. Please be ready to participate in contacting legislators to make this legislation a law. Please forward to all members in your address book. Key points in the bill are as follows.

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.

In Solidarity
John Gavin CRBA




S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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9614

I N A S S E M B L Y

(PREFILED)

January 9, 2008
___________

Introduced by M. of A. DESTITO -- read once and referred to the Commit-
tee 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:

1 Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 240.33 to
2 read as follows:
3 S 240.33 AGGRAVATED HARASSMENT OF A POLICE OFFICER OR PEACE OFFICER.
4 A PERSON IS GUILTY OF AGGRAVATED HARASSMENT OF A POLICE OFFICER OR
5 PEACE OFFICER WHEN, WITH THE INTENT TO HARASS, ANNOY, THREATEN OR ALARM
6 A PERSON WHOM HE OR SHE KNOWS OR REASONABLY SHOULD KNOW TO BE A POLICE
7 OFFICER OR PEACE OFFICER ENGAGED IN THE COURSE OF PERFORMING HIS OR HER
8 OFFICIAL DUTIES, HE OR SHE STRIKES, SHOVES, KICKS OR OTHERWISE SUBJECTS
9 SUCH PERSON TO PHYSICAL CONTACT.
10 AGGRAVATED HARASSMENT OF A POLICE OFFICER OR PEACE OFFICER IS A CLASS
11 E FELONY.
12 S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
13 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.
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BILL TEXT:

STATE OF NEW YORK
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6623

IN SENATE

(Prefiled)

January 9, 2008
___________

Introduced by Sen. GRIFFO -- 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:

1 Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 240.33 to
2 read as follows:
3 § 240.33 Aggravated harassment of a police officer or peace officer.
4 A person is guilty of aggravated harassment of a police officer or
5 peace officer when, with the intent to harass, annoy, threaten or alarm
6 a person whom he or she knows or reasonably should know to be a police
7 officer or peace officer engaged in the course of performing his or her
8 official duties, he or she strikes, shoves, kicks or otherwise subjects
9 such person to physical contact.
10 Aggravated harassment of a police officer or peace officer is a class
11 E felony.
12 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
13 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.
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