Assembly Bill A8215

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Requires wireless telephone service providers disable stolen cellphones

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Current Bill Status - Stricken

  • 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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2023-A8215 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7739
Law Section:
Executive Law
Laws Affected:
Add §845-e, Exec L; add §399-eee, Gen Bus L

2023-A8215 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Enacts Detective Brian Simonsen's law; requires police officers report stolen cellphones to wireless telephone service providers who must then disable such stolen cellphones.

2023-A8215 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8215
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             November 6, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  TANNOUSIS  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the executive law  and  the  general  business  law,  in
   relation  to  requiring  wireless  telephone service providers disable
   stolen cellphones
 
   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 "Detective Brian Simonsen's law".
   § 2. The executive law is amended by adding a  new  section  845-e  to
 read as follows:
   §  845-E.  NOTIFICATION  OF  STOLEN  WIRELESS  TELEPHONE. WHENEVER ANY
 POLICE OFFICER DESIGNATED IN SECTION 1.20 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE  LAW
 OR A PEACE OFFICER DESIGNATED IN SECTION 2.10 OF SUCH LAW, ACTING PURSU-
 ANT TO HIS OR HER SPECIAL DUTIES, IS MADE AWARE A WIRELESS TELEPHONE HAS
 BEEN STOLEN OR IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN STOLEN, SUCH OFFICER SHALL NOTI-
 FY  THE  BUSINESS  ENTITY  WHICH  WAS  PROVIDING SUCH WIRELESS TELEPHONE
 SERVICES AND HAVE SUCH SERVICES DISCONTINUED.
   § 3. The general business law is amended by adding a new section  399-
 eee to read as follows:
   §  399-EEE.  DISABLING  OF  STOLEN  WIRELESS  TELEPHONES. WHENEVER ANY
 POLICE OFFICER DESIGNATED IN SECTION 1.20 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE  LAW
 OR A PEACE OFFICER DESIGNATED IN SECTION 2.10 OF SUCH LAW, ACTING PURSU-
 ANT  TO  HIS  OR HER SPECIAL DUTIES, NOTIFIES ANY PERSON, FIRM, PARTNER-
 SHIP, ASSOCIATION, LIMITED  LIABILITY  COMPANY,  CORPORATION,  OR  OTHER
 BUSINESS  ENTITY  PROVIDING WIRELESS TELEPHONE SERVICES, AS SUCH TERM IS
 DEFINED IN PARAGRAPH (B) OF SUBDIVISION ONE OF  SECTION  TWELVE  HUNDRED
 TWENTY-FIVE-C  OF  THE  VEHICLE  AND TRAFFIC LAW, THAT A TELEPHONE USING
 SUCH BUSINESS ENTITY'S WIRELESS TELEPHONE SERVICES HAS BEEN STOLEN, SUCH
 BUSINESS ENTITY SHALL CEASE WIRELESS TELEPHONE SERVICES TO  SUCH  STOLEN
 TELEPHONE.
   §  4.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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