Senate Bill S61

Signed By Governor
2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to impersonating another by using another's electronic signature

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Archive: Last Bill Status Via A6015 - Signed by Governor

  • 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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2021-S61 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6015
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §190.25, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2015-2016: S7808
2017-2018: S1199, A7983
2019-2020: S1391, A5345

2021-S61 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2021-S61 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S61 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    61
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 6, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. PERSAUD -- 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 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:
 
   Section 1. Subdivisions 3 and 4 of section 190.25 of  the  penal  law,
 subdivision  3 as amended by chapter 27 of the laws of 1980 and subdivi-
 sion 4 as added by chapter 304 of the laws of 2008, are  amended  and  a
 new subdivision 5 is added to read as follows:
   3.  (a)  Pretends to be a public servant, or wears or displays without
 authority any uniform, badge, insignia or  facsimile  thereof  by  which
 such  public  servant is lawfully distinguished, or falsely expresses by
 his words or actions that he is a  public  servant  or  is  acting  with
 approval  or authority of a public agency or department; and (b) so acts
 with intent to induce another  to  submit  to  such  pretended  official
 authority,  to  solicit  funds  or  to otherwise cause another to act in
 reliance upon that pretense[.]; OR
   4. Impersonates another by communication by internet website or  elec-
 tronic means with intent to obtain a benefit or injure or defraud anoth-
 er, or by such communication pretends to be a public servant in order to
 induce  another  to  submit to such authority or act in reliance on such
 pretense[.]; OR
   5. IMPERSONATES ANOTHER PERSON, WITHOUT SUCH  OTHER  PERSON'S  PERMIS-
 SION,  BY  USING  THE OTHER PERSON'S ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE WITH INTENT TO
 OBTAIN A BENEFIT OR INJURE  OR  DEFRAUD  THE  OTHER  PERSON  OR  ANOTHER
 PERSON.    FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF THIS SUBDIVISION, ELECTRONIC SIGNATURE
 SHALL HAVE THE SAME MEANING AS SET FORTH IN SUBDIVISION THREE OF SECTION
 THREE HUNDRED TWO OF THE STATE TECHNOLOGY LAW.
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets

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