New York S 6203: Establishes the crimes of reckless endangerment of an emergency service person in the first and second degrees

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S06203 Summary:

BILL NOS06203 

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SAME ASSAME AS A08592

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SPONSORSKOUFIS

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COSPNSRHARCKHAM, HINCHEY, MARTINEZ, MAYER, WEBER

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §§120.26, 120.27 & 120.28, Pen L

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Establishes the offenses of reckless endangerment of an emergency service person in the first and second degrees.

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BILL NOS06203 

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03/06/2025REFERRED TO CODES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CODES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
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 6203

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 March 6, 2025
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 Introduced by Sens. SKOUFIS, HARCKHAM, HINCHEY, MARTINEZ, MAYER, WEBER
 -- 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 establishing the offenses
 of reckless endangerment of an emergency service person in the first
 degree and reckless endangerment of an emergency service person in the
 second 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
 2 120.26, 120.27 and 120.28 to read as follows:
 3 § 120.26 Definitions.
 4 For the purposes of sections 120.27 and 120.28 of this article, "emer-
 5 gency service person" shall mean any of the following persons:
 6 1. a firefighter;
 7 2. a police officer;
 8 3. a peace officer;
 9 4. an emergency services professional;
 10 5. a code enforcement officer;
 11 6. a fire inspection personnel; or
 12 7. a building inspector.
 13 § 120.27 Reckless endangerment of an emergency service person in the
 14 second degree.
 15 A person is guilty of reckless endangerment of an emergency service
 16 person in the second degree when, knowing that a building permit is
 17 required and without obtaining such permit, such person alters,
 18 converts, encloses, subdivides or partitions any building or structure
 19 in violation of the New York state uniform fire prevention and building
 20 code or any other provision of general, special or local law, ordinance,
 21 administrative code, rule or regulation addressing standards for build-
 22 ing construction and fire prevention in a manner that impedes a person's

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD08770-01-5

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 1 egress and during a fire or other emergency evacuation and such conduct
 2 results in the injury of an emergency service person.
 3 Reckless endangerment of an emergency service person in the second
 4 degree is a class E felony.
 5 § 120.28 Reckless endangerment of an emergency service person in the
 6 first degree.
 7 A person is guilty of reckless endangerment of an emergency service
 8 person in the first degree when such person commits the crime of reck-
 9 less endangerment of an emergency service person in the second degree
 10 and:
 11 1. during such fire or other emergency evacuation such conduct results
 12 in the death of an emergency service person; or
 13 2. has previously been convicted within the last ten years of reckless
 14 endangerment of an emergency service person in the first or second
 15 degree.
 16 Reckless endangerment of an emergency service person in the first
 17 degree is a class D felony.
 18 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
 19 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.

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