Assembly Bill A6139

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to cyber terrorism in the first and 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-A6139 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3404
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§490.26 & 490.27, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2017-2018 Legislative Session:
A3311, S953

2015-A6139 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to cyber terrorism in the first and second degree.

2015-A6139 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  6139

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                             March 16, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  DenDEKKER  --  read once and referred to the
  Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to  cyber  terrorism  in  the
  first and second degree

  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  490.26
and 490.27 to read as follows:
S 490.26 CYBER TERRORISM IN THE SECOND DEGREE.
  A  PERSON IS GUILTY OF A CRIME OF CYBER TERRORISM IN THE SECOND DEGREE
WHEN, WITH INTENT TO  CAUSE  SERIOUS,  WIDE-SPREAD  FINANCIAL  HARM,  OR
COMMIT  ANY  OFFENSE  CONTAINED WITHIN ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE OF
THIS CHAPTER AGAINST MORE THAN TEN PEOPLE, A PERSON USES A  COMPUTER,  A
COMPUTER  PROGRAM,  A  COMPUTER  NETWORK,  COMPUTER MATERIAL, A COMPUTER
SERVICE, OR COMPUTER DATA, TO CAUSE SUCH WIDE-SPREAD FINANCIAL  HARM  OR
TO COMMIT ANY OFFENSE CONTAINED WITHIN ARTICLE ONE HUNDRED FIFTY-FIVE OF
THIS CHAPTER AGAINST MORE THAN TEN PEOPLE.
  CYBER TERRORISM IN THE SECOND DEGREE IS A CLASS C FELONY.
S 490.27 CYBER TERRORISM IN THE FIRST DEGREE.
  A  PERSON  IS GUILTY OF A CRIME OF CYBER TERRORISM IN THE FIRST DEGREE
WHEN, WITH INTENT TO INTIMIDATE OR COERCE A CIVILIAN POPULATION,  INFLU-
ENCE  THE  POLICY  OF  A UNIT OF GOVERNMENT BY INTIMIDATION OR COERCION,
AFFECT THE CONDUCT OF A  UNIT  OF  GOVERNMENT,  OR  CAUSE  MASS  INJURY,
DAMAGE, DESTRUCTION OR DEBILITATION TO PERSONS AND/OR PROPERTY, A PERSON
USES  A COMPUTER, A COMPUTER PROGRAM, A COMPUTER NETWORK, COMPUTER MATE-
RIAL, A COMPUTER SERVICE, OR COMPUTER DATA,  TO  INTIMIDATE,  INFLUENCE,
COERCE,  AFFECT, INJURE, DAMAGE, DESTROY, OR DEBILITATE PERSONS OR PROP-
ERTY.
  CYBER TERRORISM IN THE FIRST DEGREE IS A CLASS A FELONY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date upon which it shall have become a law.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD09038-01-5

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