Senate Bill S779

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Establishes crimes relating to false receipts and universal product code labels

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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-S779 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1508
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยงยง165.80, 165.81 & 165.82, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S7370, A10554
2015-2016: S4777

2013-S779 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes crimes relating to false receipts and universal product code labels; defines terms.

2013-S779 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S779 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   779

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 9, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens.  FUSCHILLO, LAVALLE, RANZENHOFER -- 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 establishing crimes relat-
  ing to false receipts and universal product code labels

  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  three  new  sections
165.80, 165.81 and 165.82 to read as follows:
S  165.80  DEFINITIONS;  APPLICATION  TO OFFENSES REGARDING RETAIL SALES
           RECEIPTS AND UNIVERSAL PRODUCT CODE LABELS.
  AS USED IN SECTIONS 165.81 AND 165.82 OF THIS ARTICLE,  THE  FOLLOWING
TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  1.  THE  TERM  "RETAIL  SALES  RECEIPT"  SHALL MEAN ANY HANDWRITTEN OR
MACHINE OR COMPUTER PRODUCED DOCUMENT AS PROPERLY ISSUED BY  A  RETAILER
TO ACKNOWLEDGE PAYMENT RECEIVED FROM A CUSTOMER.
  2.  THE  TERM  "UNIFORM PRODUCT CODE LABEL" SHALL MEAN ANY BAR CODE OR
OTHER CODING SYSTEM DESIGNED TO BE READ BY COMPUTER WHICH CONTAINS PRIC-
ING INFORMATION AND OTHER RELATED INFORMATION USED  BY  A  RETAILER  AND
READ  BY  A COMPUTER AT A POINT OF PURCHASE FOR PURPOSES OF ESTABLISHING
THE SALE PRICE OF A GOOD.
S 165.81 RETAIL SALES RECEIPT OR UNIVERSAL PRODUCT CODE FRAUD IN THE
           SECOND DEGREE.
  A PERSON IS GUILTY OF RETAIL SALES RECEIPT OR UNIVERSAL  PRODUCT  CODE
FRAUD  IN  THE  SECOND  DEGREE WHEN, WITH INTENT TO DECEIVE OR DEFRAUD A
PERSON OR PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE RETAIL SALE OF GOODS OR SERVICES, HE OR
SHE USES, TRANSFERS, MAKES, ALTERS, COUNTERFEITS OR REPRODUCES A  RETAIL
SALES RECEIPT OR UNIVERSAL PRODUCT CODE KNOWING SUCH TO BE COUNTERFEIT.
  RETAIL  SALES  RECEIPT  OR  UNIVERSAL PRODUCT CODE FRAUD IN THE SECOND
DEGREE IS A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR.

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

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