BILL NUMBER: S7245
SPONSOR: LANZA
 
TITLE OF BILL:
An act to repeal section 265.37 of the penal law relating to large
capacity ammunition feeding devices
 
PURPOSE:
Relates to resisting arrest.
 
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1. Amends section 205.30 of the Penal Law to make resisting
arrest a class E felony.
Section 2. Amends Section 150.20 of the Criminal Procedure Law to add
resisting arrest to the list of E felonies and violations which a police
officer may arrest someone for instead of issuing an appearance ticket.
Section 3.Effective date
 
JUSTIFICATION:
In wake of the anti-police rhetoric where criminals are emboldened, this
bill increases the penalty for resisting arrest from a simple misdemea-
nor to a felony which sends a strong message that such behavior will not
be tolerated.
 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
2024: S.6231 - Referred to Codes
2023: S.6231 - Referred to Codes
2022: S.4304 - Referred to Codes
2021: S.4304 - Referred to Codes
2020: S.8823 - Referred to Rules / A.8590 - Referred to Codes.
 
FISCAL IMPLICATIONS:
None.
 
EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect immediately.

Statutes affected:
S7245: 265.37 penal law