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A 1319: Includes assault of a vehicle license examiner to assault in the second degree.
What A 1319 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to enhance penalties for individuals who intentionally cause physical harm to a motor vehicle license examiner while performing their official duties. The proposed law adds a new subdivision to the penal code, specifically targeting employees of the Department of Motor Vehicles who are injured while carrying out their responsibilities. The law would take effect on the first day of November following its passage.
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5GovernorPending
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Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 9, 2025 · 187 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1319 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 9, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. VANEL -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to assault 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. Section 120.05 of the penal law is amended by adding a new 2 subdivision 15 to read as follows: 3 15. With the intent to cause physical injury to a person employed as a 4 motor vehicle license examiner by the department of motor vehicles 5 performing their lawful duties or in relation to their lawful duties, 6 such principal person causes physical injury to such employee. 7 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed- 8 ing the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD03735-01-5
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