| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2016 |
committed to rules |
| Mar 28, 2016 |
advanced to third reading |
| Mar 23, 2016 |
2nd report cal. amended 5871a |
| Mar 22, 2016 |
1st report cal.434 |
| Mar 04, 2016 |
notice of committee consideration - requested |
| Jan 06, 2016 |
referred to codes |
| Jun 09, 2015 |
referred to rules |
Senate Bill S5871A
2015-2016 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(D, WF) 21st Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Rules Committee
Actions
Votes
Bill Amendments
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D) 19th Senate District
(D) 11th Senate District
2015-S5871 - Details
2015-S5871 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5871 REVISED MEMO 01/05/2016
TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the penal law, in relation to
establishing the offense of false pretense
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :
This bill would establish a crime of false pretense, for knowingly and
without consent impersonating another person online for the purposes
of harming, intimidating, threatening, or defrauding such other
person.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :
Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known as the "E-Personation
Prevention Act"
Section 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 190.22 to
establish the crime of false pretense, stating: a person is guilty of
false pretense, when he or she knowingly and without consent
impersonates another person through an internet website for the
purposes of harming, intimidating, threatening or defrauding such
other person. An impersonation is credible if another person would
reasonably believe that the defendant was the person impersonated.
Electronic means of impersonation includes email accounts and social
networking profiles in another person's name. False pretense is a
2015-S5871 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
5871
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
June 9, 2015
___________
Introduced by Sen. PARKER -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the offense
of false pretense
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
the "e-personation prevention act".
S 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 190.22 to read
as follows:
S 190.22 FALSE PRETENSE.
1. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF FALSE PRETENSE, WHEN HE OR SHE KNOWINGLY AND
WITHOUT CONSENT IMPERSONATES ANOTHER PERSON THROUGH OR ON AN INTERNET
WEBSITE OR BY OTHER ELECTRONIC MEANS FOR THE PURPOSES OF HARMING, INTIM-
IDATING, THREATENING OR DEFRAUDING SUCH OTHER PERSON.
2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
(A) AN IMPERSONATION IS CREDIBLE IF ANOTHER PERSON WOULD REASONABLY
BELIEVE OR DID REASONABLY BELIEVE THAT THE DEFENDANT WAS OR IS THE
PERSON WHO WAS IMPERSONATED.
(B) "ELECTRONIC MEANS" SHALL INCLUDE THE ACCESSING OF AN E-MAIL
ACCOUNT, OR AN ACCOUNT OR PROFILE ON A SOCIAL NETWORKING INTERNET
WEBSITE IN ANOTHER PERSON'S NAME.
FALSE PRETENSE IS A CLASS D FELONY.
S 3. 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.
LBD11146-01-5
co-Sponsors
(D) Senate District
(D) 19th Senate District
(D) 11th Senate District
2015-S5871A (ACTIVE) - Details
2015-S5871A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S5871A Revised 03/29/16
TITLE OF BILL :
An act to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the offense
of false pretense
PURPOSE OR GENERAL IDEA OF BILL :
This bill would establish a crime of false pretense, for knowingly and
without consent impersonating another person online for the purposes
of harming, intimidating, threatening, or defrauding such other
person.
SUMMARY OF SPECIFIC PROVISIONS :
Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known as the
"E-ImPersonation Prevention Act"
Section 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 190.22 to
establish the crime of false pretense, stating: a person is guilty of
false pretense, when he or she knowingly and without consent
impersonates another person through an Internet website for the
purposes of harming, intimidating, threatening or defrauding such
other person. An impersonation is credible if another person would
reasonably believe that the defendant was the person impersonated.
2015-S5871A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
5871--A
Cal. No. 434
2015-2016 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
June 9, 2015
___________
Introduced by Sens. PARKER, HAMILTON, PERSAUD, STAVISKY -- read twice
and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
on Rules -- recommitted to the Committee on Codes in accordance with
Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 -- reported favorably from said committee,
ordered to first report, amended on first report, ordered to a second
report and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of
second report
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the offense
of false pretense
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as
the "e-impersonation prevention act".
S 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 190.22 to read
as follows:
S 190.22 FALSE PRETENSE.
1. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF FALSE PRETENSE, WHEN HE OR SHE KNOWINGLY AND
WITHOUT CONSENT IMPERSONATES ANOTHER PERSON THROUGH OR ON AN INTERNET
WEBSITE OR BY OTHER ELECTRONIC MEANS FOR THE PURPOSES OF HARMING, INTIM-
IDATING, THREATENING OR DEFRAUDING SUCH OTHER PERSON.
2. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
(A) AN IMPERSONATION IS CREDIBLE IF ANOTHER PERSON WOULD REASONABLY
BELIEVE OR DID REASONABLY BELIEVE THAT THE DEFENDANT WAS OR IS THE
PERSON WHO WAS IMPERSONATED.
(B) "ELECTRONIC MEANS" SHALL INCLUDE THE ACCESSING OF AN E-MAIL
ACCOUNT, OR AN ACCOUNT OR PROFILE ON A SOCIAL NETWORKING INTERNET
WEBSITE IN ANOTHER PERSON'S NAME.
FALSE PRETENSE IS A CLASS D FELONY.
S 3. 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.
LBD11146-02-6
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