Assembly Bill A1217

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Includes within the class D felony of forgery in the second degree, the forgery of a certificate of insurance or insurance identification card

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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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2017-A1217 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S4298
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§170.10 & 170.15, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A9996, S1897
2011-2012: A5006, S578
2013-2014: A1200, S2253
2015-2016: A1913, S1524
2019-2020: A2072, S512

2017-A1217 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Includes within the class D felony of forgery in the second degree, the forgery of a certificate of insurance or an insurance identification card; includes within the class C felony of forgery in the first degree, the forgery of 10 or more written instruments.

2017-A1217 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1217
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 11, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. ZEBROWSKI, GALEF, COLTON, GUNTHER, COOK, JAFFEE,
   ORTIZ -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE, TITONE  --  read  once
   and referred to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to including the forgery of a
   certificate  of  insurance  or an insurance identification card within
   the offense of forgery in the second degree and the forgery of ten  or
   more instruments with the offense of forgery in the first degree
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 170.10 of the penal law is amended
 and a new subdivision 6 is added to read as follows:
   5. A prescription of a duly licensed physician or other person author-
 ized to issue the same for any drug or any instrument or device used  in
 the  taking  or  administering  of  drugs  for  which  a prescription is
 required by law[.]; OR
   6. A CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE OR AN INSURANCE IDENTIFICATION CARD,  AS
 DEFINED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW.
   § 2. Section 170.15 of the penal law is amended to read as follows:
 § 170.15 Forgery in the first degree.
   A person is guilty of forgery in the first degree when, with intent to
 defraud,  deceive  or injure another, he OR SHE falsely makes, completes
 or alters [a]:
   1. TEN OR MORE WRITTEN INSTRUMENTS; OR
   2. A written instrument which is or purports to be, or which is calcu-
 lated to become or to represent if completed:
   [1.] (A) Part of an issue of money, stamps, securities or other  valu-
 able instruments issued by a government or governmental instrumentality;
 or
   [2.] (B) Part of an issue of stock, bonds or other instruments repres-
 enting  interests in or claims against a corporate or other organization
 or its property.
   Forgery in the first degree is a class C felony.
   § 3. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.

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