New York S 3638: Establishes the offense of obstructing a police officer

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S03638 Summary:

BILL NOS03638 

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SAME ASSAME AS A03329

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SPONSORMURRAY

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COSPNSRWALCZYK, WEIK

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MLTSPNSR

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Add §195.09, Pen L

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Establishes the offense of obstructing a police officer.

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BILL NOS03638 

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01/29/2025REFERRED TO CODES

01/07/2026REFERRED TO CODES

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 3638

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN SENATE

 January 29, 2025
 ___________

 Introduced by Sens. MURRAY, WALCZYK, WEIK -- 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 offense
 of obstructing a police officer

 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 195.09 to
 2 read as follows:
 3 § 195.09 Obstructing a police officer.
 4 A person is guilty of obstructing a police officer when such person
 5 intentionally interferes with, inhibits, or attempts to interfere with
 6 or inhibit, a police officer or a peace officer from engaging in the
 7 course of performing their official duties, including but not limited
 8 to:
 9 1. spitting, throwing or spilling items, liquid or otherwise, at or on
 10 such officer; or
 11 2. pushing, shoving, kicking, physically impeding or otherwise
 12 subjecting such officer to physical contact.
 13 Obstructing a police officer is a class E felony.
 14 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall
 15 have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD01507-01-5

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