Assembly Bill A10944

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Provides a cogent and logical framework for the myriad identity theft laws that have been passed in response to the rapidly changing nature of 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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2009-A10944 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7843
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Rpld §§190.77 - 190.86, add Art 191 §§191.00 - 191.60, amd §§60.27, 460.10 & 490.05, Pen L; amd §§20.40 & 700.05, CP L; amd §§646 & 995, Exec L; amd §899-aa, Gen Bus L; amd §208, St Tech L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S737
2013-2014: S218
2015-2016: S148
2017-2018: S3654, S7065
2019-2020: S5146
2021-2022: S2857
2023-2024: S607

2009-A10944 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides a cogent and logical framework for the myriad identity theft laws that have been passed in response to the rapidly changing nature of identity theft crimes; provides the dollar threshold for identity theft comparable to those in the grand larceny statutes; acknowledges that identity theft doesn't respect geographic boundaries.

2009-A10944 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2009-A10944 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  10944

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 4, 2010
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. BING -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, the criminal procedure law, the executive
  law, the general  business  law  and  the  state  technology  law,  in
  relation  to  the  crime  of  identity  theft;  and  repealing certain
  provisions of the penal law and the criminal  procedure  law  relating
  thereto

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

  Section 1. Sections 190.77, 190.78, 190.79, 190.80, 190.80-a,  190.81,
190.82, 190.83, 190.84, 190.85 and 190.86 of the penal law are REPEALED.
  S  2.  The penal law is amended by adding a new article 191 to read as
follows:
                               ARTICLE 191
                             IDENTITY THEFT
SECTION 191.00 OFFENSES INVOLVING THEFT OF IDENTITY; DEFINITIONS.
        191.05 PETIT IDENTITY THEFT.
        191.10 IDENTITY THEFT IN THE FOURTH DEGREE.
        191.15 IDENTITY THEFT IN THE THIRD DEGREE.
        191.20 IDENTITY THEFT IN THE SECOND DEGREE.
        191.25 IDENTITY THEFT IN THE FIRST DEGREE.
        191.26 IDENTITY THEFT OF MULTIPLE VICTIMS IN THE FOURTH DEGREE.
        191.27 IDENTITY THEFT OF MULTIPLE VICTIMS IN THE THIRD DEGREE.
        191.28 IDENTITY THEFT OF MULTIPLE VICTIMS IN THE SECOND DEGREE.
        191.29 IDENTITY THEFT OF MULTIPLE VICTIMS IN THE FIRST DEGREE.
        191.30 AGGRAVATED IDENTITY THEFT.
        191.35 UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF PERSONAL  IDENTIFYING  INFORMATION
                 IN THE THIRD DEGREE.
        191.40 UNLAWFUL  POSSESSION  OF PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION
                 IN THE SECOND DEGREE.
        191.45 UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF PERSONAL  IDENTIFYING  INFORMATION
                 IN THE FIRST DEGREE.
        191.50 DEFENSES.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD16861-03-0
              

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