Senate Bill S6826B

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Enhances the criminal classifications for identity theft and related crimes

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  • Delivered to Governor
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2013-S6826 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9325
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Pen L, generally
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A469

2013-S6826 - Summary

Enhances the criminal classifications for identity theft and related crimes.

2013-S6826 - Sponsor Memo

2013-S6826 - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  6826

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 14, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- 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 identity theft and related
  crimes

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

  Section  1. Subdivision 2 of section 190.78 of the penal law, as added
by chapter 619 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
  2. commits a class [A misdemeanor] E FELONY or higher level crime.
  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. The closing paragraph of section 190.85  of  the  penal  law,  as
added by chapter 279 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
  Unlawful  possession  of  a  skimmer  device in the second degree is a
class [A misdemeanor] E FELONY.
  S 5. The second undesignated paragraph of section 190.86 of the  penal
law,  as added by chapter 279 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as
follows:
  Unlawful possession of a skimmer device in the first degree is a class
[E] D felony.
  S 6. The closing paragraph of section 190.80-a of the  penal  law,  as
added by chapter 226 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
  Aggravated identity theft is a class [D] C felony.
  S  7. The second undesignated paragraph of section 190.81 of the penal
law, as added by chapter 619 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read  as
follows:
  Unlawful  possession  of  personal  identification  information in the
third degree is a class [A misdemeanor] E FELONY.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14419-02-4

              

2013-S6826A - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9325
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Pen L, generally
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A469

2013-S6826A - Summary

Enhances the criminal classifications for identity theft and related crimes.

2013-S6826A - Sponsor Memo

2013-S6826A - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 6826--A

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 14, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Codes  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to said committee

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to identity theft and related
  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 190.23 of the  penal  law,
as  added  by  chapter  69  of  the  laws of 1997, is amended to read as
follows:
  False personation is a class [B] A misdemeanor.
  S 2. The closing paragraph of section 190.25  of  the  penal  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  27  of  the  laws  of  1980, is amended to read as
follows:
  Criminal impersonation in the second degree is a class [A misdemeanor]
E FELONY.
  S 3. The closing paragraph of section 190.26  of  the  penal  law,  as
amended by chapter 2 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows:
  Criminal impersonation in the first degree is a class [E] D felony.
  S  4.  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  5.  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 6. 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  7.  The  closing  paragraph  of section 190.85 of the penal law, as
added by chapter 279 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
  Unlawful possession of a skimmer device in  the  second  degree  is  a
class [A misdemeanor] E FELONY.

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

2013-S6826B (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9325
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd Pen L, generally
Versions Introduced in 2015-2016 Legislative Session:
A469

2013-S6826B (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enhances the criminal classifications for identity theft and related crimes.

2013-S6826B (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S6826B (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                 6826--B

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             March 14, 2014
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be  committed  to  the  Committee  on  Codes  --  committee
  discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
  to  said  committee  --  committee  discharged,  bill amended, ordered
  reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to identity theft and related
  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 190.23 of the penal law,
as added by chapter 69 of the laws  of  1997,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  False personation is a class [B] A misdemeanor.
  S  2.  The  closing  paragraph  of section 190.25 of the penal law, as
amended by chapter 27 of the  laws  of  1980,  is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  Criminal impersonation in the second degree is a class [A misdemeanor]
E FELONY.
  S  3.  The  closing  paragraph  of section 190.26 of the penal law, as
amended by chapter 2 of the laws of 1998, is amended to read as follows:
  Criminal impersonation in the first degree is a class [E] D felony.
  S 4. 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 5. 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  6.  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 7. The closing paragraph of section 190.85  of  the  penal  law,  as
added by chapter 279 of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD14419-05-4
              

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