New York A 10109: Includes public officers or employees of the federal government within the definition of public servant

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A10109 Summary:

BILL NOA10109 

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SAME ASSAME AS S09040

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SPONSORLasher

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COSPNSR

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MLTSPNSR

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Amd §10.00, Pen L

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Includes public officers or employees of the federal government within the definition of public servant for purposes of the penal law.

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BILL NOA10109 

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02/02/2026referred to codes

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 10109

 IN ASSEMBLY

 February 2, 2026
 ___________

 Introduced by M. of A. LASHER -- read once and referred to the Committee
 on Codes

 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to including public officers
 or employees of the federal government within the definition of public
 servant

 The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-
 bly, do enact as follows:

 1 Section 1. Subdivision 15 of section 10.00 of the penal law, as
 2 amended by chapter 791 of the laws of 1967, is amended to read as
 3 follows:
 4 15. "Public servant" means (a) any public officer or employee of the
 5 federal government, of the state or of any political subdivision
 6 thereof, or of any governmental instrumentality within the state,
 7 including any governmental instrumentality of the United States with
 8 jurisdiction in the state, or (b) any person exercising the functions of
 9 any such public officer or employee. The term public servant includes a
 10 person who has been elected or designated to become a public servant.
 11 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD14586-01-6

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