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A 4817: Establishes the crime of making a terroristic threat against a police officer; makes such crime a class C felony.
What A 4817 does, verified January 8, 2026
The proposed law aims to establish a new crime of making a terroristic threat against a police officer. A person will be guilty of this crime if they intend to intimidate or coerce a civilian population, or influence a unit of government, by threatening to commit a specified offense against a police officer. This threat must cause a reasonable expectation or fear of the imminent commission of the offense against a police officer. The law will not consider a lack of intent or capability as a defense. This new crime will be classified as a class C felony. The law will take effect on November 1st of the following year after it becomes law.
Bill journey
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to codes (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 4817
- What is the current status of A 4817?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 4817 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to codes".
- Did A 4817 pass?
- Not yet. A 4817 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 4817, and where is it now?
- A 4817 was authored by Asm. Matthew Slater with 6 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Codes.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to codes |
| Feb. 06, 2025 | referred to codes |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 6, 2025 · 312 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 4817 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 6, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. SLATER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the crime of making a terroristic threat against 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 490.21 to 2 read as follows: 3 § 490.21 Making a terroristic threat against a police officer. 4 1. A person is guilty of making a terroristic threat against a police 5 officer when with intent to intimidate or coerce a civilian population, 6 influence the policy of a unit of government by intimidation or coer- 7 cion, or affect the conduct of a unit of government by murder, assassi- 8 nation or kidnapping, such person threatens to commit or cause to be 9 committed a specified offense against a police officer and thereby caus- 10 es a reasonable expectation or fear of the imminent commission of such 11 offense against a police officer. 12 2. It shall be no defense to a prosecution pursuant to this section 13 that the defendant did not have the intent or capability of committing 14 the specified offense or that the threat was not made to a person who 15 was a subject thereof. 16 Making a terroristic threat against a police officer is a class C 17 felony. 18 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed- 19 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. LBD00333-01-5
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