Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
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Aug 11, 2020 |
recommit, enacting clause stricken |
Apr 27, 2020 |
referred to codes |
Senate Bill S8228
2019-2020 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - Stricken
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2019-S8228 (ACTIVE) - Details
- See Assembly Version of this Bill:
- A10390
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add §§190.91 & 80.20, amd §70.25, Pen L
2019-S8228 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S8228 SPONSOR: JACOBS TITLE OF BILL: An act to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the crime of coronavirus related fraud PURPOSE: To amend the Penal Law in relation to establishing the crime of corona- virus related fraud. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS: Section 1 of the bill amends the penal law by adding new section 190.91 to define coronavirus related fraud. A person is guilty of such fraud when he or she knowingly commits or attempts to commit a crime related to the coronavirus. Coronavirus related fraud is a class A misdemeanor. Section 2 of the bill amends section 70.25 of penal law by adding a new
2019-S8228 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 8228 I N S E N A T E April 27, 2020 ___________ Introduced by Sen. JACOBS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the crime of coronavirus related fraud 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 190.91 to read as follows: § 190.91 CORONAVIRUS RELATED FRAUD. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF CORONAVIRUS RELATED FRAUD WHEN HE OR SHE KNOW- INGLY COMMITS OR ATTEMPTS TO COMMIT ANY CRIME UNDER THIS TITLE OR TITLE J OF THIS PART AND THE ACTS TAKEN TO COMMIT OR ATTEMPT TO COMMIT SUCH CRIME RELATED TO THE CORONAVIRUS. CORONAVIRUS RELATED FRAUD IS A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR. § 2. Section 70.25 of the penal law is amended by adding a new subdi- vision 2-h to read as follows: 2-H. WHENEVER A PERSON IS CONVICTED OF CORONAVIRUS RELATED FRAUD AS DEFINED IN SECTION 190.91 OF THIS CHAPTER, THE SENTENCE IMPOSED BY THE COURT FOR SUCH OFFENSE SHALL BE ORDERED TO RUN CONSECUTIVELY TO ANY SENTENCE IMPOSED UPON CONVICTION OF AN OFFENSE DEFINED IN TITLE K OR TITLE J OF THIS CHAPTER ARISING FROM THE SAME CRIMINAL TRANSACTION. § 3. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 80.20 to read as follows: § 80.20 SPECIAL FINES. NOTWITHSTANDING THIS ARTICLE, WHENEVER A PERSON IS CONVICTED OF CORO- NAVIRUS RELATED FRAUD AS DEFINED IN SECTION 190.91 OF THIS CHAPTER, THE SENTENCE TO PAY A FINE SHALL BE A SENTENCE TO PAY AN AMOUNT, FIXED BY THE COURT, NOT EXCEEDING THE HIGHER OF: 1. DOUBLE THE HIGHEST FINE THE COURT COULD IMPOSE FOR ANY OF THE CONVICTIONS UNDER THIS ARTICLE FOR ANY CRIMES UNDER TITLE K OR TITLE J OF THIS CHAPTER ARISING FROM THE SAME CRIMINAL TRANSACTION AS THE CORO- NAVIRUS RELATED FRAUD; OR 2. THE HIGHEST FINE THE COURT COULD IMPOSE FOR ANY OF THE CONVICTIONS UNDER THIS ARTICLE. § 4. 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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