New York A02269 amends the penal law to redefine aggravated harassment by an incarcerated individual, removing the requirement of causing contact.

New York A02269 modifies the penal law concerning aggravated harassment by an incarcerated individual. The bill eliminates the need for the incarcerated individual to cause or attempt to cause contact with blood, seminal fluid, urine, feces, saliva, or toilet bowl contents. Instead, it focuses on the intent to harass, annoy, threaten, or alarm an employee in a facility. Aggravated harassment of an employee by an incarcerated individual remains a class E felony.

New York A02269 amends the penal law to redefine aggravated harassment by an incarcerated individual, removing the requirement of causing contact.

New York A02269 modifies the penal law concerning aggravated harassment by an incarcerated individual. The bill eliminates the need for the incarcerated individual to cause or attempt to cause contact with blood, seminal fluid, urine, feces, saliva, or toilet bowl contents. Instead, it focuses on the intent to harass, annoy, threaten, or alarm an employee in a facility. Aggravated harassment of an employee by an incarcerated individual remains a class E felony.