Bill Text: NY A00808 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Relates to intimidating a victim or witness in the third degree.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 15-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-01-08 - referred to codes [A00808 Detail]
Download: New_York-2019-A00808-Introduced.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 808 2019-2020 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 11, 2019 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SIMOTAS, OTIS, JAFFEE, SIMON, DE LA ROSA, CARROLL, D'URSO, ROZIC, QUART, GOTTFRIED, NIOU, O'DONNELL -- Multi- Sponsored by -- M. of A. BRAUNSTEIN, GALEF, HEVESI -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to intimidating a victim or witness The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. Section 215.15 of the penal law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 3 to read as follows: 3 3. With the intent to harass, annoy, threaten, alarm or intimidate 4 such person, or cause legal harm or consequences to such person, and 5 outside of his or her official duties, he or she reports to any federal, 6 state or municipal agency or department: 7 (a) the citizenship or immigration status of a person who: 8 (i) has been the victim of a criminal act described in this part; or 9 (ii) who is seeking an order of protection; or 10 (b) the citizenship or immigration status of a person who is a family 11 member of a person who has been the victim of a criminal act described 12 in this part, or is seeking an order of protection. 13 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD01555-01-9
