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A04176 Summary:

BILL NOA04176 

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COSPNSRButtenschon, Schiavoni

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Add Part 4 Title Y-3 Art 497 §§497.00 - 497.15, Pen L

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Enacts the Lieutenant Alison Russo-Elling crimes against public protection professionals act; designates certain crimes against public protection professionals; enhances penalties.

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BILL NOA04176 

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01/31/2025referred to codes

01/07/2026referred to codes

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 STATE OF NEW YORK
 ________________________________________________________________________

 4176

 2025-2026 Regular Sessions

 IN ASSEMBLY

 January 31, 2025
 ___________

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

 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to enacting the "Lieutenant
 Alison Russo-Elling crimes against public protection professionals
 act"

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

 1 Section 1. Part 4 of the penal law is amended by adding a new title
 2 Y-3 to read as follows:
 3 TITLE Y-3
 4 CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC PROTECTION PROFESSIONALS
 5 ARTICLE 497
 6 LIEUTENANT ALISON RUSSO-ELLING CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC PROTECTION
 7 PROFESSIONALS ACT
 8 Section 497.00 Short title.
 9 497.05 Definitions.
 10 497.10 Crimes against public protection professional.
 11 497.15 Sentencing.
 12 § 497.00 Short title.
 13 This act shall be known and may be cited as the "Lieutenant Alison
 14 Russo-Elling crimes against public protection professionals act".
 15 § 497.05 Definitions.
 16 As used in this title:
 17 1. "Public protection professional" means an active or former police
 18 officer as defined in subdivision thirty-four of section 1.20 of the
 19 criminal procedure law, an active or former peace officer as defined in
 20 subdivision thirty-three of section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law,
 21 an active or former firefighter, an active or former fire marshal, an
 22 active or former emergency services personnel both paid and volunteer,
 23 an active or former judge as defined in subdivision twenty-three of
 24 section 1.20 of the criminal procedure law, an active or former district

 EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD02532-01-5

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 1 attorney, an active or former assistant district attorney, an active or
 2 former uniformed court officer of the unified court system, an active or
 3 former parole officer or warrant officer in the department of
 4 corrections, an active or former probation officer, a member of the
 5 military or reserves, or a veteran.
 6 2. "Firefighter" means a paid or volunteer member of a fire company or
 7 fire corporation.
 8 3. "Emergency services personnel" means an individual engaged in
 9 providing emergency medical services and the transportation of sick,
 10 disabled or injured persons to or from facilities offering hospital
 11 services.
 12 4. "Member of the military or reserves" means a member of the New York
 13 guard, New York naval militia, the United States army, navy, air force,
 14 marines, coast guard, army national guard, air national guard, and the
 15 reserves thereof.
 16 5. "Veteran" means a person who has served in the active military or
 17 naval services of the United States.
 18 § 497.10 Crimes against public protection professional.
 19 1. A person commits a crime against a public protection professional
 20 when such person commits a specified offense and intentionally selected
 21 the person against whom the offense is committed or intended to be
 22 committed in whole or substantial part because of an actual or perceived
 23 belief that such person is a public protection professional as defined
 24 in section 497.05 of this article.
 25 2. Proof of status as a public protection professional of the victim
 26 does not, by itself, constitute legally sufficient evidence satisfying
 27 the people's burden under this title.
 28 3. A "specified offense" for purposes of this title is any offense
 29 contained in this article with the exclusion of those crimes enumer