Assembly Bill A4802

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Creates the class D felony of citizenship document fraud in the first degree and the class E felony of citizenship document fraud in the second degree

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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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2015-A4802 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§190.21 & 190.22, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A4707
2011-2012: A3541
2013-2014: A2867

2015-A4802 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates the class D felony of citizenship document fraud in the first degree and the class E felony of citizen document fraud in the second degree to deter the manufacture, distribution, sale or use of false documents to conceal citizenship or resident alien status.

2015-A4802 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4802

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 6, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. CLARK, LOPEZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
  COLTON, CROUCH, GIGLIO, KOLB,  McDONOUGH,  THIELE  --  read  once  and
  referred to the Committee on Codes

AN  ACT  to amend the penal law, in relation to making citizenship docu-
  ment fraud in the first degree and second degree class D and  E  felo-
  nies, respectively

  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 two new sections  190.21
and 190.22 to read as follows:
S 190.21 CITIZENSHIP DOCUMENT FRAUD IN THE SECOND DEGREE.
  A  PERSON IS GUILTY OF CITIZENSHIP DOCUMENT FRAUD IN THE SECOND DEGREE
WHEN, WITH INTENT TO FACILITATE THE CONCEALMENT OF THE TRUE  CITIZENSHIP
OR  RESIDENT  ALIEN  STATUS  OF ANOTHER OR HIMSELF OR HERSELF, HE OR SHE
KNOWINGLY USES ANY FALSE DOCUMENT TO FACILITATE SUCH CONCEALMENT.
  CITIZENSHIP DOCUMENT FRAUD IN THE SECOND DEGREE IS A CLASS E FELONY.
S 190.22 CITIZENSHIP DOCUMENT FRAUD IN THE FIRST DEGREE.
  A PERSON IS GUILTY OF CITIZENSHIP DOCUMENT FRAUD IN THE  FIRST  DEGREE
WHEN,  WITH INTENT TO FACILITATE THE CONCEALMENT OF THE TRUE CITIZENSHIP
OR RESIDENT ALIEN STATUS OF ANOTHER OR HIMSELF OR  HERSELF,  HE  OR  SHE
KNOWINGLY MANUFACTURES, DISTRIBUTES, OR SELLS ANY FALSE DOCUMENT.
  CITIZENSHIP DOCUMENT FRAUD IN THE FIRST DEGREE IS A CLASS D FELONY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08595-01-5

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