Senate Bill S518

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Increases the penalties for identity theft crimes

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-S518 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§190.78, 190.79 & 190.80, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S192
2011-2012: S1701
2015-2016: S4067

2013-S518 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases the penalties for identity theft crimes.

2013-S518 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S518 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                   518

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen. SAMPSON -- 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 increasing  the  penalties
  for identity theft crimes

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The closing paragraph of section 190.78 of the  penal  law,
as  added  by  chapter  619  of  the laws of 2002, is amended to read as
follows:
  Identity theft in the third  degree  is  a  class  [A  misdemeanor]  E
FELONY.
  S  2.  The  closing  paragraph  of section 190.79 of the penal law, as
added by chapter 619 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
  Identity theft in the second degree is a class [E] D felony.
  S 3. The closing paragraph of section 190.80  of  the  penal  law,  as
added by chapter 619 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
  Identity theft in the first degree is a class [D] C felony.
  S  4.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
have become a law.




 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02200-01-3


              

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