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A 4109: Provides that an assault on a senior citizen on public transportation shall be a class D violent felony punishable by up to 7 years in prison.
What A 4109 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to protect senior citizens on public transportation from physical harm. It would add a new subdivision to the penal law that specifically addresses assaults on individuals aged 65 or older while they are using or attempting to use public transportation. This new subdivision would make it a crime to recklessly or intentionally cause physical injury to a senior citizen in such situations. The law would take effect 30 days after it becomes a law.
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| Jan. 31, 2025 | referred to codes |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 31, 2025 · 172 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4109 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 31, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. CUNNINGHAM -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to assaults on senior citi- zens on public transportation 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 4-b to read as follows: 3 4-b. Such person recklessly or intentionally causes physical injury to 4 another person who is sixty-five years of age or older while such person 5 is using or attempting to use or access public transportation; or 6 § 2. This act shall take effect on the thirtieth day after it shall 7 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD06552-01-5
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