Bill Text: NY A06015 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)

Status: (Passed) 2021-12-22 - signed chap.739 [A06015 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-A06015-Introduced.html

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                STATE OF NEW YORK
        ________________________________________________________________________

                                          6015

                               2021-2022 Regular Sessions

                   IN ASSEMBLY

                                      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:

     1    Section  1.  Subdivisions  3 and 4 of section 190.25 of the penal law,
     2  subdivision 3 as amended by chapter 27 of the laws of 1980 and  subdivi-
     3  sion  4  as  added by chapter 304 of the laws of 2008, are amended and a
     4  new subdivision 5 is added to read as follows:
     5    3. (a) Pretends to be a public servant, or wears or  displays  without
     6  authority  any  uniform,  badge,  insignia or facsimile thereof by which
     7  such public servant is lawfully distinguished, or falsely  expresses  by
     8  his  words  or  actions  that  he  is a public servant or is acting with
     9  approval or authority of a public agency or department; and (b) so  acts
    10  with  intent  to  induce  another  to  submit to such pretended official
    11  authority, to solicit funds or to otherwise  cause  another  to  act  in
    12  reliance upon that pretense[.]; or
    13    4.  Impersonates another by communication by internet website or elec-
    14  tronic means with intent to obtain a benefit or injure or defraud anoth-
    15  er, or by such communication pretends to be a public servant in order to
    16  induce another to submit to such authority or act in  reliance  on  such
    17  pretense[.]; or
    18    5.  Impersonates  another  person, without such other person's permis-
    19  sion, by using the other person's electronic signature  with  intent  to
    20  obtain  a  benefit  or  injure  or  defraud  the other person or another
    21  person.   For the purposes of  this  subdivision,  electronic  signature
    22  shall have the same meaning as set forth in subdivision three of section
    23  three hundred two of the state technology law.
    24    § 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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