New York A01512 amends the penal law to classify assault causing physical injury to transportation workers as third-degree assault.

New York A01512 amends the penal law to redefine third-degree assault to include causing physical injury to an operator, driver, or passenger on various transportation vehicles, including buses, taxicabs, aerial tramways, and subways. It also applies to school bus drivers, station agents, and ticket agents. The bill specifies that the perpetrator must know or reasonably should know that the victim is engaged in their duties or is a passenger for the assault to be classified as third-degree. The changes take effect immediately upon enactment.

New York A01512 amends the penal law to classify assault causing physical injury to transportation workers as third-degree assault.

New York A01512 amends the penal law to redefine third-degree assault to include causing physical injury to an operator, driver, or passenger on various transportation vehicles, including buses, taxicabs, aerial tramways, and subways. It also applies to school bus drivers, station agents, and ticket agents. The bill specifies that the perpetrator must know or reasonably should know that the victim is engaged in their duties or is a passenger for the assault to be classified as third-degree. The changes take effect immediately upon enactment.