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                                        4835--B
                              2011-2012 Regular Sessions
                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y
                                   February 8, 2011
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       Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  SIMOTAS, McKEVITT, M. MILLER, CASTRO, AUBRY,
         HOOPER -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes --  commit-
         tee  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recom-
         mitted to said committee -- again reported from  said  committee  with
         amendments,  ordered  reprinted  as  amended  and  recommitted to said
         committee
       AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to  obstructing  governmental
         duties by means of a bomb, destructive device, explosive, or hazardous
         substance
         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 195.17 to
    2  read as follows:
    3  S 195.17 OBSTRUCTION OF GOVERNMENTAL DUTIES BY MEANS OF A BOMB, DESTRUC-
    4             TIVE DEVICE, EXPLOSIVE, OR HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE.
    5    A PERSON IS GUILTY OF OBSTRUCTION OF GOVERNMENTAL DUTIES BY MEANS OF A
    6  BOMB, DESTRUCTIVE DEVICE, EXPLOSIVE, OR HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE WHEN  HE  OR
    7  SHE,  IN  FURTHERANCE  OF  A  FELONY  OFFENSE,  KNOWINGLY AND UNLAWFULLY
    8  INSTALLS  OR  CAUSES  TO  BE  INSTALLED  A  BOMB,  DESTRUCTIVE   DEVICE,
    9  EXPLOSIVE,  OR HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE, IN ANY OBJECT, PLACE, OR COMPARTMENT
   10  THAT IS SUBJECT TO A SEARCH SO AS TO OBSTRUCT, PREVENT, HINDER OR  DELAY
   11  THE ADMINISTRATION OF LAW OR PERFORMANCE OF A GOVERNMENT FUNCTION.
   12    OBSTRUCTION  OF  GOVERNMENTAL  DUTIES  BY MEANS OF A BOMB, DESTRUCTIVE
   13  DEVICE, EXPLOSIVE, OR HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE IS A CLASS D FELONY.
   14    S 2. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
   15  have become a law.
        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD05741-10-1