Senate Bill S4377

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Creates the offense of defrauding the government in the first degree and expands the definition of conspiracy in the fourth degree; relates to expanding the definition of tax fraud acts

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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-S4377 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §195.22, amd §105.10, Pen L; amd §1801, Tax L; amd §11-4002, NYC Ad Cd
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S2647
2021-2022: S1331
2023-2024: S2266

2017-S4377 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates the offense of defrauding the government in the first degree and expands the definition of conspiracy in the fourth degree; relates to expanding the definition of tax fraud acts.

2017-S4377 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2017-S4377 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   4377
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             February 10, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. KRUEGER, MONTGOMERY -- read twice and ordered print-
   ed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend the penal law, in relation to creating the offense of
   defrauding the government in the first degree and expanding the  defi-
   nition  of  conspiracy  in the fourth degree; and to amend the tax law
   and the administrative code of the city of New York,  in  relation  to
   expanding the definition of tax fraud acts
 
   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 a new section 195.22  to
 read as follows:
 § 195.22 DEFRAUDING THE GOVERNMENT IN THE FIRST DEGREE.
   A  PERSON  IS  GUILTY OF DEFRAUDING THE GOVERNMENT IN THE FIRST DEGREE
 WHEN, HE OR SHE KNOWINGLY MANUFACTURES, SELLS,  INSTALLS,  OR  USES,  OR
 ATTEMPTS  TO  MANUFACTURE,  SELL,  INSTALL  OR  USE,  AN AUTOMATED SALES
 SUPPRESSION DEVICE FOR THE PURPOSE OF ENABLING OR ASSISTING  ANY  PERSON
 TO  EVADE  ANY  TAX  OWED TO THE STATE OR A POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF THE
 STATE OR ANY INSTRUMENTALITY OF THE STATE.
   FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION AN "AUTOMATED SALES  SUPPRESSION  DEVICE"
 IS  A SOFTWARE PROGRAM THAT FALSIFIES ELECTRONIC RECORDS FOR THE PURPOSE
 OF EVADING ANY TAX OWED TO THE STATE, OR ANY  POLITICAL  SUBDIVISION  OF
 THE  STATE,  OR  ANY  INSTRUMENTALITY  OF THE STATE. AN "AUTOMATED SALES
 SUPPRESSION DEVICE" INCLUDES ANY SOFTWARE PROGRAM THAT IS (A) MAINTAINED
 ON A USB MEMORY STICK OR THUMB DRIVE, ZAPPER, REMOVABLE COMPACT DISC  OR
 OTHER EXTERNAL DEVICE, OR (B) EMBEDDED IN THE OPERATING SYSTEM AS "PHAN-
 TOM WARE," OR (C) OTHERWISE ACCESSED REMOTELY.
   DEFRAUDING THE GOVERNMENT IN THE FIRST DEGREE IS A CLASS D FELONY.
   § 2. Section 105.10 of the penal law is amended by adding a new subdi-
 vision 4 to read as follows:
   4.  THE  FELONY  OF  DEFRAUDING  THE GOVERNMENT IN THE FIRST DEGREE AS
 DEFINED IN SECTION 195.22 OF THIS PART (DEFRAUDING THE GOVERNMENT IN THE
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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