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Assembly Actions -
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| Jan 08, 2014 |
referred to codes returned to senate died in assembly |
| Jun 13, 2013 |
referred to codes delivered to assembly passed senate |
| Jun 12, 2013 |
ordered to third reading cal.1338 committee discharged and committed to rules |
| Mar 12, 2013 |
referred to codes |
Senate Bill S4157
2013-2014 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP, RFM) 24th Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
Votes
2013-S4157 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A6584
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §240.49, Pen L
- Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
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2009-2010:
S482, A7403
2011-2012: S2948, A7052
2015-2016: S3490
2017-2018: S2627
2019-2020: S364
2021-2022: S5243
2023-2024: S4291
2013-S4157 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S4157
TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to the
crime of falsely accusing someone of a crime
PURPOSE: Creates the crime of falsely accusing someone of a crime.
Makes such accusations a Class E Felony.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section one adds a new section 240.49 to the penal law. Section two is
an effective date of November 1.
JUSTIFICATION: This bill creates the crime of falsely accusing
someone of a crime. It would make it a Class E Felony to falsely
accuse someone of a crime that they did not commit. To protect the
rights innocent citizens, the state must protect them from those who
seek to falsely accuse someone of a crime under the penal law. For
example, in the recent highly publicized Duke University rape case,
all criminal charges were dropped after a exotic dancer accused three
students of sexual assault, kidnapping and other charges which were
investigated to be false. The state's Attorney General announced after
a thorough review and investigation there was insufficient evidence to
proceed on any of the charges. There was also a rush to judgment and a
failure to verify the allegations that would have imprisoned the
accused for a long time. There were significant inconsistencies of
2013-S4157 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
4157
2013-2014 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
March 12, 2013
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Introduced by Sen. LANZA -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to the crime of falsely
accusing someone of a crime
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 240.49 to
read as follows:
S 240.49 FALSELY ACCUSING SOMEONE OF A CRIME.
A PERSON IS GUILTY OF FALSELY ACCUSING SOMEONE OF A CRIME WHEN HE OR
SHE SIGNS AND SUBMITS AN ACCUSATORY INSTRUMENT WITH A MEMBER OF LAW
ENFORCEMENT AND DOES SO KNOWING THE CONTENT OF THE ACCUSATORY INSTRUMENT
IS FALSE.
FALSELY ACCUSING SOMEONE OF A CRIME IS A CLASS E FELONY.
S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD05453-01-3
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