S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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3800
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 30, 2025
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Introduced by M. of A. WEPRIN, HYNDMAN, HEVESI, LUCAS, LAVINE, BLUMEN-
CRANZ, BENDETT, DINOWITZ, BRABENEC, BLANKENBUSH, JACOBSON, STECK,
ANGELINO, STERN, TAPIA, PAULIN, SLATER, LUNSFORD -- Multi-Sponsored by
-- M. of A. LEVENBERG -- read once and referred to the Committee on
Codes
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the crime of
staging a construction site accident
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 176.85 to
read as follows:
§ 176.85 STAGING A CONSTRUCTION SITE ACCIDENT.
A PERSON IS GUILTY OF STAGING A CONSTRUCTION SITE ACCIDENT WHEN, WITH
INTENT TO COMMIT AND IN FURTHERANCE OF A FRAUDULENT INSURANCE ACT, SUCH
PERSON ENTERS A CONSTRUCTION SITE AND INTENTIONALLY STAGES AN ACCIDENT
ON SUCH SITE WITH THE INTENT TO FILE AN INSURANCE CLAIM, OR DIRECTS,
HIRES, REQUESTS, ENCOURAGES, ORCHESTRATES OR INVITES ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL
TO ENTER A CONSTRUCTION SITE AND INTENTIONALLY STAGE AN ACCIDENT ON SUCH
SITE WITH THE INTENT TO FILE AN INSURANCE CLAIM.
STAGING A CONSTRUCTION SITE ACCIDENT IS A CLASS E FELONY.
§ 2. This act shall take effect on the one hundred eightieth day after
it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD07801-01-5