Assembly Bill A1668

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Creates the crimes of criminal impersonation in the third and fourth degrees and increases the penalties for criminal impersonation in the first and second degrees

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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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2011-A1668 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Ren §190.23 to be §190.22, add §§190.23 & 190.24, amd §§190.25 & 190.26, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A10367
2013-2014: A6186

2011-A1668 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates the crime of criminal impersonation in the fourth degree for receiving a benefit worth under $100 for such impersonation in aggregate and makes it a class B misdemeanor; creates the crime of criminal impersonation in the third degree for receiving a benefit worth between $100 and $500 for such impersonation in aggregate and makes it a class A misdemeanor; increases the penalty for criminal impersonation in the first degree from a class E felony to a class D felony; increases the penalty for criminal impersonation in the second degree from a class A misdemeanor to a class E felony.

2011-A1668 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  1668

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 11, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. TEDISCO -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. HAWLEY,
  KOLB, McKEVITT -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes

AN  ACT  to  amend  the penal law, in relation to creating the crimes of
  criminal impersonation in the third and fourth degrees and  increasing
  the  penalties  for  criminal  impersonation  in  the first and second
  degrees

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

  Section  1.  Section  190.23  of  the  penal law is renumbered section
190.22 and two new sections 190.23 and  190.24  are  added  to  read  as
follows:
S 190.23 CRIMINAL IMPERSONATION IN THE FOURTH DEGREE.
  A PERSON IS GUILTY OF CRIMINAL IMPERSONATION IN THE FOURTH DEGREE WHEN
HE OR SHE:
  1. IMPERSONATES ANOTHER AND DOES AN ACT IN SUCH ASSUMED CHARACTER WITH
INTENT TO OBTAIN A BENEFIT OF CREDIT, GOODS, MONEY, PROPERTY OR SERVICES
IN  THE  NAME  OF SUCH OTHER PERSON IN AN AGGREGATE AMOUNT THAT DOES NOT
EXCEED ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS; OR
  2. PRETENDS TO BE A REPRESENTATIVE OF SOME PERSON OR ORGANIZATION  AND
DOES  AN  ACT IN SUCH PRETENDED CAPACITY WITH INTENT TO OBTAIN A BENEFIT
OF CREDIT, GOODS, MONEY, PROPERTY OR SERVICES IN THE NAME OF SUCH  OTHER
PERSON IN AN AGGREGATE AMOUNT THAT DOES NOT EXCEED ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS.
  CRIMINAL IMPERSONATION IN THE FOURTH DEGREE IS A CLASS B MISDEMEANOR.
S 190.24 CRIMINAL IMPERSONATION IN THE THIRD DEGREE.
  A  PERSON IS GUILTY OF CRIMINAL IMPERSONATION IN THE THIRD DEGREE WHEN
HE OR SHE:
  1. IMPERSONATES ANOTHER AND DOES AN ACT IN SUCH ASSUMED CHARACTER WITH
INTENT TO OBTAIN A BENEFIT OF CREDIT, GOODS, MONEY, PROPERTY OR SERVICES
IN THE NAME OF SUCH OTHER PERSON IN  AN  AGGREGATE  AMOUNT  BETWEEN  ONE
HUNDRED AND FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS; OR

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01471-01-1

              

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