S1701-2011 - NY Senate Open Legislation - Increases the penalties for identity theft crimes

Increases the penalties for identity theft crimes.

Sponsor: SAMPSON / Co-sponsor(s): OPPENHEIMER / Committee: CODES
Law Section: Penal Law / Law: Amd SS190.78, 190.79 & 190.80, Pen L

S1701-2011 Actions

Jun 6, 2012: referred to codes
Jun 6, 2012: DELIVERED TO ASSEMBLY
Jun 6, 2012: PASSED SENATE
May 14, 2012: ADVANCED TO THIRD READING
May 9, 2012: 2ND REPORT CAL.
May 8, 2012: 1ST REPORT CAL.704
Jan 4, 2012: REFERRED TO CODES
Jan 11, 2011: REFERRED TO CODES

S1701-2011 Meetings

Codes: May 8, 2012

S1701-2011 Calendars

Active List: Jun 6, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 9, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 14, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 15, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 16, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 21, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 22, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 23, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 30, 2012 , Floor Calendar: May 31, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 4, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 5, 2012 , Floor Calendar: Jun 6, 2012

S1701-2011 Votes

VOTE: COMMITTEE VOTE: - Codes - May 8, 2012

Ayes (14): Saland, DeFrancisco, Flanagan, Fuschillo, Gallivan, Golden, Lanza, Nozzolio, O'Mara, Gianaris, Huntley, Perkins, Squadron, Espaillat
Ayes W/R (1): Duane

VOTE: FLOOR VOTE: - Jun 6, 2012

Ayes (57): Adams, Addabbo, Alesi, Avella, Ball, Bonacic, Breslin, Carlucci, DeFrancisco, Diaz, Dilan, Duane, Flanagan, Fuschillo, Gallivan, Gianaris, Golden, Griffo, Grisanti, Hannon, Hassell-Thomps, Johnson, Kennedy, Klein, Krueger, Lanza, Larkin, LaValle, Libous, Little, Marcellino, Martins, Maziarz, McDonald, Montgomery, Nozzolio, O'Mara, Oppenheimer, Parker, Peralta, Perkins, Ranzenhofer, Ritchie, Rivera, Robach, Saland, Sampson, Savino, Serrano, Seward, Skelos, Squadron, Stavisky, Stewart-Cousin, Storobin, Valesky, Zeldin
Excused (5): Espaillat, Farley, Huntley, Smith, Young

S1701-2011 Memo

BILL NUMBER:S1701

TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the penal law, in relation to increasing the penalties for
identity theft crimes

PURPOSE:
To further deter identity theft and related crimes.

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
This bill would upgrade identity theft in the third degree from a
class A misdemeanor to a class E felony in the closing paragraph of
section 190.78 of the penal law; upgrading identity theft in the
second degree from a class E felony to a class D felony in section 2
of the closing paragraph of section 190.79 of the penal law , and
upgrading identity theft in the first degree from a class D felony to
a class C felony in section 3 of the closing paragraph of section
190.80 of the penal law.

EFFECTS OF PRESENT LAW WHICH THIS BILL WOULD ALTER:
Currently, identity theft in the third degree is a class A misdemeanor;
identity theft in the second degree is a class E felony; and identity
theft in the first degree is a class D felony.

JUSTIFICATION:
Over the years, identity theft has been addressed in the Senate,
including the passage of the Identity Theft bill (S.7697-A) which was
introduced by Senator Spano and co-sponsored by 35 other Senators,
amended the penal law in relation to prohibiting and penalizing
identity theft.
In accordance with the 2002 legislation, this bill would further deter
identity theft and thereby strengthen identity protection for New
York State consumers. The National Crime Prevention Council reports
that identity theft is the fastest growing crime in the US. In 2002,
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) released statistics which found
that the total number of fraud and identity theft complaints from New
York State consumers was 23,939 of which New York City was at the top
of the list for consumer fraud with a reported 3,264 victims. In 2003,
the FTC
reported New York State ranked number six in a national average of
reported identity theft victims with a total of 15,821, of which New
York City ranked at the top with a reported 8,863 victims, up from
5,888 in 2002. Additionally, identity theft cost $33 billion
(nationally) in loss to all businesses and financial institutions and
on average Americans spent 300 million hours resolving problems
related to identity theft. Imposing harsher penalties relating to
identity theft crimes would reduce the financial loss to New York
State businesses and its constituents, as well as reduce problems
with resolving issues related to identity theft crimes (e.g. using
someone else's personal documents to obtain goods or services).

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY:
S.2090 of 2007
01/31/07 Referred to Codes
01/09/08 Referred to Codes


S.192 of 2009
01/07/09 REFERRED TO CODES
01/06/10 REFERRED TO CODES

EFFECTIVE DATE:
This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day~after it shall have
become a law.

S1701-2011 Text

 S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 
                                          1701
 2011-2012 Regular Sessions
 I N  SENATE
 January 11, 2011
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. SAMPSON -- 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 increasing  the  penalties
 for identity theft crimes
 

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

 

Section 1. The closing paragraph of section 190.78 of the  penal  law,
 as  added  by  chapter  619  of  the laws of 2002, is amended to read as
 follows:

 Identity theft in the third  degree  is  a  class  [A  misdemeanor]  E
 FELONY.
 

S  2.  The  closing  paragraph  of section 190.79 of the penal law, as
 added by chapter 619 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:

 Identity theft in the second degree is a class [E] D felony.
 

S 3. The closing paragraph of section 190.80  of  the  penal  law,  as
 added by chapter 619 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:

 Identity theft in the first degree is a class [D] C felony.
 

S  4.  This  act shall take effect on the ninetieth day after it shall
 have become a law.
 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
 [ ] is old law to be omitted.
 LBD06012-01-1

S1701-2011: Increases the penalties for identity theft crimes