Bill Text: NY S01199 | 2017-2018 | General Assembly | Amended
Bill Title: Relates to impersonating another by using another's electronic signature; makes it a class A misdemeanor.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2018-06-04 - referred to codes [S01199 Detail]
Download: New_York-2017-S01199-Amended.html
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 1199--A Cal. No. 653 2017-2018 Regular Sessions IN SENATE January 6, 2017 ___________ Introduced by Sen. PERSAUD -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes -- reported favora- bly from said committee, ordered to first and second report, ordered to a third reading, amended and ordered reprinted, retaining its place in the order of third reading 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. LBD02135-02-7
