Bill Text: NY S02961 | 2011-2012 | General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Allows a police officer or representative of such deceased officer to bring an action for damages against an individual who injures such officer during the performance of his or her duties.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-03 - REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT [S02961 Detail]
Download: New_York-2011-S02961-Introduced.html
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2961
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
February 3, 2011
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Introduced by Sen. KRUGER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Local Government
AN ACT to amend the general municipal law, in relation to rights of
action to certain injured or representatives of certain deceased
police officers
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. Section 205-e of the general municipal law is amended by
2 adding a new subdivision 4 to read as follows:
3 4. NOTHING CONTAINED IN THIS SECTION SHALL BE INTERPRETED AS PRECLUD-
4 ING ANY OFFICER, MEMBER, AGENT, OR EMPLOYEE OF ANY POLICE DEPARTMENT
5 INJURED OR WHOSE LIFE MAY BE LOST WHILE IN THE DISCHARGE OR PERFORMANCE
6 OF DUTY OUTLINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE OF THIS SECTION, OR THE SPOUSE AND
7 CHILDREN, OR THE PARENTS, OR THE BROTHERS AND SISTERS, BEING THE SURVIV-
8 ING HEIRS-AT-LAW OF ANY DECEASED PERSON THUS HAVING LOST HIS LIFE, FROM
9 HOLDING THE PERPETRATOR OF AN ACTION WHICH RESULTS IN INJURY, A DISEASE
10 WHICH MAY RESULT IN DEATH, OR WRONGFUL DEATH LIABLE FOR CIVIL DAMAGE.
11 S 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD06658-01-1
