S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5440
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 18, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. LENTOL -- read once and referred to the Committee
on Codes
AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to expanding the
geographical jurisdiction for crimes attendant to identify theft or
unlawful possession of personal identification information
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Section 20.10 of the criminal procedure law is amended by
adding a new subdivision 5 to read as follows:
5. "CRIMINAL TRANSACTION." WHEN CONDUCT WHICH ESTABLISHES AT LEAST ONE
OFFENSE, AND WHICH IS COMPRISED OF TWO OR MORE OR A GROUP OF ACTS EITHER
(A) SO CLOSELY RELATED AND CONNECTED IN POINT OF TIME AND CIRCUMSTANCE
OF COMMISSION AS TO CONSTITUTE A SINGLE CRIMINAL INCIDENT, OR (B) SO
CLOSELY RELATED IN CRIMINAL PURPOSE OR OBJECTIVE AS TO CONSTITUTE
ELEMENTS OR INTEGRAL PARTS OF A SINGLE CRIMINAL VENTURE.
S 2. Paragraph (l) of subdivision 4 of section 20.40 of the criminal
procedure law, as amended by chapter 346 of the laws of 2007, is amended
to read as follows:
(l) [An] NOTWITHSTANDING ANY PROVISION OF THIS SUBDIVISION TO THE
CONTRARY, AN offense of identity theft or unlawful possession of
personal identification information [may], TOGETHER WITH AN ADDITIONAL
OFFENSE OR OFFENSES ARISING FROM THE SAME CRIMINAL TRANSACTION, SHALL be
prosecuted (i) in any county in which part of [the] SUCH IDENTITY THEFT
ON UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION offense
took place regardless of whether the defendant was actually present in
such county, or (ii) in the county in which the person who suffers
financial loss resided at the time of the commission of [the] SUCH IDEN-
TITY THEFT ON UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION
offense, or (iii) in the county where the person whose personal iden-
tification information was used in the commission of [the] SUCH IDENTIFY
THEFT ON UNLAWFUL POSSESSION OF PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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offense resided at the time of the commission of the offense. The law
enforcement agency of any such county shall take a police report of the
matter and provide the complainant with a copy of such report at no
charge.
S 3. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.