Assembly Bill A6015

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to impersonating another by using another's electronic signature

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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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2021-A6015 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S61
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §190.25, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7808
2017-2018: A7983, S1199
2019-2020: A5345, S1391

2021-A6015 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to impersonating another by using another's electronic signature; makes it a class A misdemeanor.

2021-A6015 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6015
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                               March 4, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. DINOWITZ -- read once and referred to the Commit-
   tee on Codes
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the penal law, in relation to impersonating another by
   using another's electronic signature
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section  1.  Subdivisions  3 and 4 of section 190.25 of the penal law,
 subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 27 of the laws of 1980 and  subdivi-
 sion  4  as  added by chapter 304 of the laws of 2008, are amended and a
 new subdivision 5 is added to read as follows:
   3. (a) Pretends to be a public servant, or wears or  displays  without
 authority  any  uniform,  badge,  insignia or facsimile thereof by which
 such public servant is lawfully distinguished, or falsely  expresses  by
 his  words  or  actions  that  he  is a public servant or is acting with
 approval or authority of a public agency or department; and (b) so  acts
 with  intent  to  induce  another  to  submit to such pretended official
 authority, to solicit funds or to otherwise  cause  another  to  act  in
 reliance upon that pretense[.]; OR
   4.  Impersonates another by communication by internet website or elec-
 tronic means with intent to obtain a benefit or injure or defraud anoth-
 er, or by such communication pretends to be a public servant in order to
 induce another to submit to such authority or act in  reliance  on  such
 pretense[.]; OR
   5.  IMPERSONATES  ANOTHER  PERSON, WITHOUT SUCH OTHER PERSON'S PERMIS-
 SION, BY USING THE OTHER PERSON'S ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE  WITH  INTENT  TO
 OBTAIN  A  BENEFIT  OR  INJURE  OR  DEFRAUD  THE OTHER PERSON OR ANOTHER
 PERSON.   FOR THE PURPOSES OF  THIS  SUBDIVISION,  ELECTRONIC  SIGNATURE
 SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION
 THREE HUNDRED TWO OF THE STATE TECHNOLOGY LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD02965-01-1

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