Bill Text: NY A02183 | 2023-2024 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Adds that a person is guilty of computer tampering in the third degree when they intentionally enter or alter in any manner or destroy computer material indicating that a person did or did not receive a vaccination that is reported to the New York state immunization information system or the New York city immunization registry.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-0)

Status: (Introduced) 2024-01-03 - ordered to third reading cal.65 [A02183 Detail]

Download: New_York-2023-A02183-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          2183

                               2023-2024 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                    January 23, 2023
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        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 the crime of computer
          tampering in the third degree

          The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and  Assem-
        bly, do enact as follows:

     1    Section  1.  Section 156.25 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 89
     2  of the laws of 1993, subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 376 of the laws
     3  of 1997, subdivision 4 as amended by chapter 784 of the  laws  of  2021,
     4  and  subdivision  5  as  amended  by  chapter 24 of the laws of 2022, is
     5  amended to read as follows:
     6  § 156.25 Computer tampering in the third degree.
     7    A person is guilty of computer tampering in the third degree when  [he
     8  commits]  they  commit  the  crime  of  computer tampering in the fourth
     9  degree and:
    10    1. [he does] they do so with an intent to commit or attempt to  commit
    11  or further the commission of any felony; or
    12    2.  [he  has]  they  have been previously convicted of any crime under
    13  this article or subdivision eleven of section 165.15 of this chapter; or
    14    3. [he] they intentionally [alters] alter in any manner or  [destroys]
    15  destroy computer material; or
    16    4.  [he] they intentionally [alters] alter in any manner or [destroys]
    17  destroy computer data or a computer program so as to cause damages in an
    18  aggregate amount exceeding one thousand dollars; or
    19    5. [he] they intentionally [enters or alters] enter or  alter  in  any
    20  manner  or [destroys] destroy computer material indicating that a person
    21  did or did not receive a vaccination against COVID-19; or
    22    6. they intentionally enter or alter in any manner or destroy computer
    23  material indicating that a person did or did not receive  a  vaccination
    24  that  is  reported to the New York state immunization information system
    25  or the New York city immunization registry.
    26    Computer tampering in the third degree is a class E felony.
    27    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.

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