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Assembly Bill A6529

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Establishes the crime of unlawful sale of personal identifying information

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2011-A6529 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยงยง190.87, 190.88 & 190.89, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A2838

2011-A6529 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the crimes of unlawful sale of personal identifying information.

2011-A6529 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6529

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 21, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M. of A. KOLB, OAKS, BURLING, GIGLIO, McKEVITT -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A.  AMEDORE,  BARCLAY,  CONTE,  CROUCH,  JORDAN,
  P. LOPEZ, REILICH -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes

AN  ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the crime of
  unlawful sale of personal identifying information

  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
190.87, 190.88 and 190.89 to read as follows:
S 190.87 PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION; DEFINITION.
  FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTIONS 190.88 AND 190.89 OF  THIS  ARTICLE,  THE
TERM  "PERSONAL  IDENTIFYING  INFORMATION" INCLUDES A BIRTH CERTIFICATE,
CHECKING ACCOUNT NUMBERS, CREDIT CARD NUMBERS, DEBIT CARD NUMBERS, DRIV-
ERS LICENSE NUMBERS, PASSPORT NUMBERS, PERSONAL  IDENTIFICATION  NUMBERS
(PIN),  SAVINGS  ACCOUNT  NUMBERS, SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS, AND TAXPAYER
IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS.
S 190.88 UNLAWFUL SALE OF PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION IN THE SECOND
           DEGREE.
  A PERSON IS GUILTY OF UNLAWFUL SALE OF PERSONAL  IDENTIFYING  INFORMA-
TION  IN  THE  SECOND DEGREE WHEN HE OR SHE KNOWINGLY SELLS OR OFFERS TO
SELL A PERSON'S PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION.
  UNLAWFUL SALE OF PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION IN THE SECOND DEGREE
IS A CLASS E FELONY.
S 190.89 UNLAWFUL SALE OF PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMATION IN THE  FIRST
            DEGREE.
  A  PERSON  IS GUILTY OF UNLAWFUL SALE OF PERSONAL IDENTIFYING INFORMA-
TION IN THE FIRST DEGREE WHEN:
  1. HE OR SHE HAS BEEN PREVIOUSLY CONVICTED WITHIN THE LAST FIVE  YEARS
OF  UNLAWFUL  SALE  OF  PERSONAL  IDENTIFYING  INFORMATION IN THE SECOND
DEGREE AS DEFINED IN SECTION 190.88 OF THIS ARTICLE; OR

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05198-01-1

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