Assembly Bill A2939

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to identity theft; clarifies personal identifying information and what acts constitute the offense of identity theft

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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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2013-A2939 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §§190.77, 190.80, 190.81 & 190.82, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A1299
2011-2012: A2964
2015-2016: A3811
2017-2018: A6872
2019-2020: A2114
2021-2022: A4025

2013-A2939 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to identity theft; clarifies personal identifying information and what acts constitute the offense of identity theft.

2013-A2939 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2939

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            January 22, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced by M. of A. WRIGHT -- read once and referred to the Committee
  on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to identity theft

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 190.77 of the penal law, as  sepa-
rately  amended  by chapters 226 and 279 of the laws of 2008, is amended
to read as follows:
  1. For the purposes of sections 190.78, 190.79, 190.80 [and], 190.80-a
and 190.85 of this article "personal identifying  information"  means  a
person's  name,  address,  telephone  number,  date  of  birth, driver's
license number, social security number, place  of  employment,  mother's
maiden  name, financial services account number or code, savings account
number or code, checking  account  number  or  code,  brokerage  account
number or code, credit card account number or code, debit card number or
code,  automated  teller machine number or code, taxpayer identification
number, computer system password, signature  or  copy  of  a  signature,
electronic signature, unique biometric data that is a fingerprint, voice
print,  retinal  image  or  iris image of another person THAT CAPTURE OR
ENABLE THE REPRODUCTION OF UNIQUE PHYSICAL ATTRIBUTES OF ANOTHER PERSON,
telephone calling card number, mobile  identification  number  or  code,
electronic serial number or personal identification number, or any other
name,  number, code or information that may be used alone or in conjunc-
tion with other such information  to  assume  the  identity  of  another
person.
  S  2.  Section 190.80 of the penal law, as added by chapter 619 of the
laws of 2002, subdivision 4 as amended by chapter 279  of  the  laws  of
2008, is amended to read as follows:
S 190.80 Identity theft in the first degree.
  A  person  is  guilty of identity theft in the first degree when he or
she knowingly and with intent to defraud assumes the identity of another

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00798-01-3
              

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