Senate Bill S3225

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Creates class E felony of criminal use of public records

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  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S3225 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยงยง240.78 & 240.79, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1578
2011-2012: S2168
2013-2014: S2748

2015-S3225 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the class E felony of criminal use of public records for the intentional use of any public record in the course of or in furtherance of the commission of a crime.

2015-S3225 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S3225 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3225

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 3, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  GOLDEN -- 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  criminal  use  of  public
  records

  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 two new sections  240.78
and 240.79 to read as follows:
S 240.78 CRIMINAL USE OF PUBLIC RECORDS; DEFINITION.
  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  SECTION 240.79 OF THIS ARTICLE, "RECORD" SHALL
HAVE THE SAME MEANING ASCRIBED TO  SUCH  TERM  BY  SUBDIVISION  FOUR  OF
SECTION EIGHTY-SIX OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW.
S 240.79 CRIMINAL USE OF PUBLIC RECORDS.
  A  PERSON  IS GUILTY OF CRIMINAL USE OF PUBLIC RECORDS WHEN HE OR SHE,
WITH THE INTENT TO USE SUCH RECORD IN THE COMMISSION OF A CRIME,  INTEN-
TIONALLY OBTAINS ANY RECORD THROUGH THE PROCESS PROVIDED PURSUANT TO THE
PUBLIC  OFFICERS  LAW  AND  ATTEMPTS  TO  USE OR USES SUCH RECORD IN THE
COURSE OF, IN FURTHERANCE OF, OR AS AN INSTRUMENTALITY IN THE COMMISSION
OF A CRIME.
  CRIMINAL USE OF PUBLIC RECORDS 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.
                                                           LBD07918-01-5

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