New York A 7831: Establishes the crimes of assault on a child protective services worker, aggravated assault on a child protective services worker and menacing a child protective services worker

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A07831 Summary:

BILL NOA07831 

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SAME ASSAME AS S06986

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SPONSORLevenberg

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COSPNSRBurdick

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §§120.08-a, 120.08-b & 120.18-a, Pen L

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Establishes the crimes of assault on a child protective services worker, aggravated assault on a child protective services worker and menacing a child protective services worker.

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BILL NOA07831 

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04/11/2025referred to codes

01/07/2026referred to codes

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 7831

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 April 11, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to penalties for assault and
 menacing of child protective services workers

 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 120.08-a
 2 to read as follows:
 3 § 120.08-a Assault on a child protective services worker.
 4 A person is guilty of assault on a child protective services worker
 5 when, with intent to prevent an employee of a local social services
 6 district directly involved in investigation of or response to alleged
 7 abuse or neglect of a child from performing such investigation or
 8 response, the actor causes serious physical injury to such employee
 9 including by means of releasing or failing to control an animal under
 10 circumstances evincing the actor's intent that the animal obstruct the
 11 lawful activities of such employee.
 12 Assault on a child protective services worker is a class C felony.
 13 § 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 120.08-b to read
 14 as follows:
 15 § 120.08-b Aggravated assault on a child protective services worker.
 16 A person is guilty of aggravated assault on a child protective
 17 services worker when, with intent to prevent an employee of a local
 18 social services district directly involved in investigation of or
 19 response to alleged abuse or neglect of a child from performing such
 20 investigation or response, the actor causes serious physical injury to
 21 such employee by means of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument.
 22 Aggravated assault on a child protective services worker is a class B
 23 felony.
 24 § 3. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 120.18-a to read
 25 as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD11370-01-5

 A. 7831 2

 1 § 120.18-a Menacing a child protective services worker.
 2 A person is guilty of menacing a child protective services worker when
 3 such person intentionally places or attempts to place an employee of a
 4 local social services district directly involved in investigation of or
 5 response to alleged abuse or neglect of a child in reasonable fear of
 6 physical injury, serious physical injury or death by displaying a deadly
 7 weapon, knife, pistol, revolver, rifle, shotgun, machine gun or other
 8 firearm, whether operable or not, where such employee was in the course
 9 of performing their official duties.
 10 Menacing a child protective services worker is a class D felony.
 11 § 4. This act shall take effect immediately.

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