N.Y. Penal Law § 240.32
Aggravated harassment of an employee by an incarcerated individual
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As of January 1, 2015
§ 240.32 Aggravated harassment of an employee by an inmate.\n An inmate or respondent is guilty of aggravated harassment of an\nemployee by an inmate when, with intent to harass, annoy, threaten or\nalarm a person in a facility whom he or she knows or reasonably should\nknow to be an employee of such facility or the board of parole or the\noffice of mental health, or a probation department, bureau or unit or a\npolice officer, he or she causes or attempts to cause such employee to\ncome into contact with blood, seminal fluid, urine, feces, or the\ncontents of a toilet bowl, by throwing, tossing or expelling such fluid\nor material.\n For purposes of this section, "inmate" means an inmate or detainee in\na correctional facility, local correctional facility or a hospital, as\nsuch term is defined in subdivision two of section four hundred of the\ncorrection law. For purposes of this section, "respondent" means a\njuvenile in a secure facility operated and maintained by the office of\nchildren and family services who is placed with or committed to the\noffice of children and family services. For purposes of this section,\n"facility" means a correctional facility or local correctional facility,\nhospital, as such term is defined in subdivision two of section four\nhundred of the correction law, or a secure facility operated and\nmaintained by the office of children and family services.\n Aggravated harassment of an employee by an inmate is a class E felony.\n
§ 240.32 Aggravated harassment of an employee by an incarcerated\n individual.\n An incarcerated individual or respondent is guilty of aggravated\nharassment of an employee by an incarcerated individual when, with\nintent to harass, annoy, threaten or alarm a person in a facility whom\nhe or she knows or reasonably should know to be an employee of such\nfacility or the board of parole or the office of mental health, or a\nprobation department, bureau or unit or a police officer, he or she\ncauses or attempts to cause such employee to come into contact with\nblood, seminal fluid, urine, feces, or the contents of a toilet bowl, by\nthrowing, tossing or expelling such fluid or material.\n For purposes of this section, "incarcerated individual" means an\nincarcerated individual or detainee in a correctional facility, local\ncorrectional facility or a hospital, as such term is defined in\nsubdivision two of section four hundred of the correction law. For\npurposes of this section, "respondent" means a juvenile in a secure\nfacility operated and maintained by the office of children and family\nservices who is placed with or committed to the office of children and\nfamily services. For purposes of this section, "facility" means a\ncorrectional facility or local correctional facility, hospital, as such\nterm is defined in subdivision two of section four hundred of the\ncorrection law, or a secure facility operated and maintained by the\noffice of children and family services.\n Aggravated harassment of an employee by an incarcerated individual is\na class E felony.\n
Official source: NYS Open Legislation (New York State Senate). Reproduced from public-domain New York statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.