The New York City Council - File #: Int 0808-2018

• File #: Int 0808-2018
• Version: *
• Name: Establishing a commission to study and make recommendations regarding the root causes of violence in the city.
• Type: Introduction
• Status: Committee
• File created: 4/11/2018
• In control: Committee on Health
• On agenda: 4/11/2018
• Title: A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to establishing a commission to study and make recommendations regarding the root causes of violence in the city
• Sponsors: Jumaane D. Williams

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
4/11/2018	*	City Council	Referred to Comm by Council
4/11/2018	*	City Council	Introduced by Council

Int. No. 808

By Council Member Williams

Title
A Local Law to amend the administrative code of the city of New York, in relation to establishing a commission to study and make recommendations regarding the root causes of violence in the city
Body

Be it enacted by the Council as follows:

Section 1. Chapter 1 of title 17 of the administrative code of the city of New York is amended by adding a new section 17-199.6 to read as follows:
? 17-199.6 Community violence commission. a. Short title. This section shall be known as and may be cited as the "community violence prevention law".
b. Definitions. For the purposes of this section, the following terms have the following meanings:
Assault. The term "assault" means the offenses of:
1. Assault in the first and second degree as such offenses are defined in article 120 of the penal law;
2. Gang assault in the first and second degree as such offenses are defined in article 120 of the penal law;
3. Assault on a peace officer, police officer, fireman or emergency medical services professional as such offense is defined in article 120 of the penal law;
4. Assault on a judge as such offense is defined in article 120 of the penal law;
5. Aggravated assault upon a police officer or a peace officer as such offense is defined in article 120 of the penal law;
6. Aggravated assault upon a person less than 11 years old as such offense is defined in article 120 of the penal law; and
7. Strangulation in the first and second degree as such offenses are defined in article 121 of the penal law.
Commission. The term "commission" means the community violence commission created by this section.
Murder. The term "murder" means the offenses of aggravated manslaughter in the first and second degree, manslaughter in the first and second degree, aggravated murder, and murder in the first and second degree as such offenses are defined in article 125 of the ...