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Jan 06, 2010 |
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Feb 26, 2009 |
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Senate Bill S2676
2009-2010 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, Ind, WF) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee
- Introduced
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- In Committee Assembly
- In Committee Senate
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- On Floor Calendar Assembly
- On Floor Calendar Senate
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- Passed Assembly
- Passed Senate
- Delivered to Governor
- Signed By Governor
Actions
2009-S2676 (ACTIVE) - Details
- Current Committee:
- Senate Codes
- Law Section:
- Penal Law
- Laws Affected:
- Add ยง165.31, Pen L
2009-S2676 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER: S2676 TITLE OF BILL : An act to amend the penal law, in relation to fraudulent accosting of a person seventy-five years of age or older PURPOSE : Establishes the crime of fraudulent accosting of a person seventy-five years of age or older. SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS : Adds a new section 165.31 to the penal law to establish the Grime of fraudulent accosting of a person seventy-five years of age or older JUSTIFICATION : This bill would provide extra protection from confidence games to a segment of the population that most needs it. Confidence games committed against the elderly can be financially devastating. This legislation would ensure that those who commit this despicable crime will serve a more adequate sentence. LEGISLATIVE HISTORY : 2008-07: S.4584 Referred to Codes 2006-05: S.2388 Referred to Codes 2004: S.6766 Referred to Codes
2009-S2676 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K ________________________________________________________________________ 2676 2009-2010 Regular Sessions I N S E N A T E February 26, 2009 ___________ Introduced by Sen. MORAHAN -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to fraudulent accosting of a person seventy-five years of age or older 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 165.31 to read as follows: S 165.31 FRAUDULENT ACCOSTING OF A PERSON SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER. 1. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF FRAUDULENT ACCOSTING OF A PERSON SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER WHEN HE OR SHE ACCOSTS A PERSON AGED SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS OR OLDER IN A PUBLIC PLACE WITH INTENT TO DEFRAUD HIM OR HER OF MONEY OR OTHER PROPERTY BY MEANS OF A TRICK, SWINDLE OR CONFIDENCE GAME. 2. A PERSON WHO, EITHER AT THE TIME HE OR SHE ACCOSTS A PERSON AGED SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS OR OLDER IN A PUBLIC PLACE OR AT SOME SUBSEQUENT TIME OR AT SOME OTHER PLACE, MAKES STATEMENTS TO HIM OR HER OR ENGAGES IN CONDUCT WITH RESPECT TO HIM OR HER OF A KIND COMMONLY MADE OR PERFORMED IN THE PERPETRATION OF A KNOWN TYPE OF CONFIDENCE GAME, IS PRESUMED TO INTEND TO DEFRAUD SUCH PERSON OF MONEY OR OTHER PROPERTY. FRAUDULENT ACCOSTING OF A PERSON SEVENTY-FIVE YEARS OF AGE OR OLDER IS A CLASS E FELONY. S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed- ing the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [ ] is old law to be omitted. LBD08571-01-9
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