Source: https://www.nysenate.gov/legislation/bills/2019/s6762
Timestamp: 2020-02-17 01:49:55
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§120', '§240', '§ 2', '§ 240', '§ 3', '§ 4']

NY State Senate Bill S6762
senate Bill S6762
Relates to the assault on sports officials and aggravated harassment of a sports official and the provision of information to the spectators of such sporting events
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S6762 (ACTIVE) - Details
Amd §120.05, add §240.33, Pen L
S6762 (ACTIVE) - Summary
Establishes the crime of assault on sports officials and aggravated harassment of a sports official; makes aggravated harassment of a sports official a class B misdemeanor; requires the state education department to establish an information campaign to be distributed to all youth and school sports programs requiring such programs to disseminate information to parents and other spectators of such programs on the protections afforded sports officials.
S6762 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S6762
To modify pertinent sections of the state's aggravated harassment and
assault laws to specifically categorize sports officials working on the
youth, interscholastic, collegiate, amateur, and professional sports
levels and to require a campaign to disseminate information to parents
and other spectators on the protections to be afforded to such sports
Section one of the bill adds a new subdivision 15 to section 120.05 of
the Penal law governing assault in the second degree to include sports
Section two of the bill adds a new section 240.33 of the Penal law
establishing aggravated harassment of a sports official.
Section three of the bill requires the State Education Department to
establish a spectator information campaign.
Section four of the bill establishes the effective date.
Sports officials are an essential part of any organized sporting compe-
tition. In recent years, sports officials (umpires, referees, judges,
coaches, etc.) have unfortunately experienced increasing harassment and
in some cases have been assaulted by spectators of such sporting events.
The actions perpetrated by such spectators is simply unacceptable.
Spectators who have committed these acts not only harm the victim but
also create consternation among the entire community of sports offi-
cials, often resulting in a diminished interest among persons willing to
become a sports official. This dearth of interest is no more acute than
among youth and school sports programs.
In recognition of the important role they perform within organized
sports, this bill would establish enhanced legal protections exclusively
for sports officials. Doing so will also bring New York in line with the
thirty-three other states that have either created specific protections
within the law or recognized the unique role carried out by sports offi-
S.5082 of 1997-98; Referred to Senate Codes Committee
S.651 of 1999-00; Referred to Senate Codes Committee
S.1224/A.6358 of 2001/2002; Referred to Senate Codes Committee
S.564/A.1579 of 2003/2004; Referred to Senate Codes Committee
S.1158/A.2044 of 2005/2006; Referred to Senate Codes Committee
S.47 of 2007/2008; Referred to Senate Codes Committee
S.1052/A.829 of 2009/2010; Referred to Senate Codes Committee
S.187/A.2385 of 2011/2012; Referred to Senate Codes Committee
S6762 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation  to  the  assault  on  sports
Section 1. Subdivision 14 of section 120.05 of the penal law, as added
by chapter 268 of the laws of 2016, is amended and a new subdivision  15
section  eighty-nine-t  of  the  general business law, from performing a
lawful duty pursuant to article three of  the  civil  practice  law  and
rules,  or  intentionally,  as retaliation against such a process server
for the performance of the process  server's  duties  pursuant  to  such
evincing  the  actor's  intent  that  the animal prevent or obstruct the
lawful duty of the process server or as retaliation against the  process
server, he or she causes physical injury to such process server[.]; OR
15.  WITH  INTENT TO CAUSE PHYSICAL INJURY TO A SPORTS OFFICIAL, WHICH
SHALL INCLUDE UMPIRES, REFEREES, JUDGES,  LINESMEN,  COACHES,  ASSISTANT
COACHES, AND ANY OTHER PERSON PARTICIPATING IN AN OFFICIAL OR SUBSTITUTE
CAPACITY  AT  A  SPORTS  CONTEST,  HE  OR SHE CAUSES SUCH INJURY TO SUCH
SPORTS OFFICIAL IN OR ON OR WITHIN  ANY  BUILDING,  STRUCTURE,  ATHLETIC
PLAYING  FIELD  OR PLAYGROUND AT WHICH THE SPORTS CONTEST INCLUDING PRE-
GAME AND POST-GAME ACTIVITIES  ARE  CONDUCTED;  INCLUDING  ANY  AND  ALL
SURROUNDING  PARKING FACILITIES OR AREAS DESIGNATED FOR PARKING FOR SUCH
SPORTS CONTESTS.
§ 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 240.33  to  read
§ 240.33 AGGRAVATED HARASSMENT OF A SPORTS OFFICIAL.
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A PERSON IS GUILTY OF AGGRAVATED HARASSMENT OF A SPORTS OFFICIAL WHEN,
WITH INTENT TO HARASS, ANNOY, THREATEN OR ALARM A SPORTS OFFICIAL, WHICH
SHALL  INCLUDE  UMPIRES,  REFEREES, JUDGES, LINESMEN, COACHES, ASSISTANT
CAPACITY AT A SPORTS CONTEST, HE OR SHE:
1.  STRIKES,  SHOVES, KICKS OR OTHERWISE SUBJECTS SUCH SPORTS OFFICIAL
TO PHYSICAL CONTACT, OR ATTEMPTS TO THREATEN TO DO THE SAME;
2. CAUSES OR ATTEMPTS TO CAUSE  SUCH  SPORTS  OFFICIAL  TO  COME  INTO
CONTACT WITH SALIVA BY EXPELLING SUCH FLUID AT A SPORTS CONTEST; OR
3.  COMMUNICATES  A THREAT TO CAUSE PHYSICAL HARM TO, OR UNLAWFUL HARM
TO THE PROPERTY OF A SPORTS OFFICIAL, AND THE PERSON KNOWS OR REASONABLY
SHOULD KNOW THAT SUCH COMMUNICATION WILL CAUSE SUCH SPORTS  OFFICIAL  TO
REASONABLY FEAR HARM TO SUCH OFFICIAL'S PHYSICAL SAFETY OR PROPERTY.
AGGRAVATED HARASSMENT OF A SPORTS OFFICIAL IS A CLASS B MISDEMEANOR.
§ 3. The education department of the state of New York shall establish
an  information campaign to be distributed to all youth sports programs,
school sports programs, amateur  sports  programs,  and  intercollegiate
sports  programs,  requiring such programs to disseminate information to
parents and  other  spectators  of  such  programs  on  the  protections
afforded sports officials. In particular, the information campaign shall
instruct  spectators of such sports programs on the appropriate behavior
to exhibit when observing such applicable sports events and that harass-
ing or assaulting a sports official due to a decision made by such offi-
cial may result in the filing of criminal charges against  such  specta-
tor.  Such sports programs must provide the information prepared by such
department pursuant to this section to  parents  and  other  prospective
spectators  at  the start of each sports season. Such information may be
disseminated via a school's website or if available, a website dedicated
to a youth or other sports program.
§ 4. This act shall take effect on the one hundred twentieth day after