Assembly Bill A4406

2009-2010 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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2009-A4406 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S192
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§190.78, 190.79 & 190.80, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S1701
2013-2014: S518
2015-2016: S4067

2009-A4406 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Increases the penalties for identity theft crimes.

2009-A4406 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4406

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 4, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. TOWNS, ALFANO, KOLB, COLTON, GABRYSZAK -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A.  BURLING,  RAIA,  REILLY  --  read  once  and
  referred 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.
                                                           LBD01942-01-9

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