Assembly Bill A1950

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Provides that a business entity may not alter caller identification information with the intent to defraud or harass a third party or the recipient of the call

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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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2017-A1950 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
General Business Law
Laws Affected:
Add §399-ppp, Gen Bus L; amd §8303, CPLR
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A52
2013-2014: A496
2015-2016: A7158, A4615
2019-2020: A7532
2021-2022: A3595
2023-2024: A2581

2017-A1950 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that a business entity may not provide false caller identification information with the intent to defraud or harass any party; provides definition of business entity.

2017-A1950 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1950
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 17, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of A. MAYER, PAULIN, DINOWITZ, M. G. MILLER, WEPRIN,
   ZEBROWSKI,  CAHILL,  PERRY,  BENEDETTO,  OTIS,  DenDEKKER,  ROSENTHAL,
   JAFFEE,  COLTON,  GUNTHER,  SKOUFIS, TITONE, SEAWRIGHT, GALEF, ARROYO,
   ABINANTI, MOSLEY, GOTTFRIED, STECK, BARRETT -- Multi-Sponsored  by  --
   M.  of A. ABBATE, HIKIND, LIFTON, MAGEE, ORTIZ, SIMON, SOLAGES -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Protection
 
 AN ACT to amend the general business law and the civil practice law  and
   rules,  in relation to prohibiting business entities from transmitting
   false caller identification information with the intent to defraud  or
   harass any person
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The general business law is amended by adding a new section
 399-ppp to read as follows:
   § 399-PPP. PROHIBITION ON PROVISION OF DECEPTIVE CALLER IDENTIFICATION
 INFORMATION. 1. IT  SHALL  BE  UNLAWFUL  FOR  ANY  BUSINESS  ENTITY,  IN
 CONNECTION WITH ANY TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE OR VOIP SERVICE, TO CAUSE
 ANY  CALLER  IDENTIFICATION SERVICE TO TRANSMIT FALSE CALLER IDENTIFICA-
 TION INFORMATION, WITH THE INTENT TO DEFRAUD OR HARASS,  WHEN  MAKING  A
 CALL TO ANY PERSON WITHIN THE STATE.
   2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   (A)  "BUSINESS  ENTITY" MEANS A CORPORATION, ASSOCIATION, PARTNERSHIP,
 LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY, LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP OR OTHER  LEGAL
 ENTITY.
   (B)  "CALLER IDENTIFICATION INFORMATION" MEANS INFORMATION PROVIDED TO
 AN END USER BY A CALLER IDENTIFICATION SERVICE REGARDING  THE  TELEPHONE
 NUMBER  OF,  OR  OTHER  INFORMATION REGARDING THE ORIGINATION OF, A CALL
 MADE USING A TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICE OR VOIP SERVICE.
   (C) "CALLER  IDENTIFICATION  SERVICE"  MEANS  ANY  SERVICE  OR  DEVICE
 DESIGNED TO PROVIDE THE USER OF THE SERVICE OR DEVICE WITH THE TELEPHONE
 NUMBER  OF,  OR  OTHER  INFORMATION REGARDING THE ORIGINATION OF, A CALL
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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