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STATE OF NEW YORK
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3541

2011-2012 Regular Sessions

IN ASSEMBLY

January 25, 2011
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Introduced  by  M.  of  A. CLARK, GABRYSZAK, P. LOPEZ, CALHOUN -- Multi-
  Sponsored by -- M. of A.  COLTON, CROUCH, GALEF, GIGLIO, KOLB, MAISEL,
  MAYERSOHN, McDONOUGH, PHEFFER, REILLY, THIELE, WEISENBERG -- read once
  and referred to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to making  citizenship  docu-
  ment  fraud  in the first degree and second degree class D and E felo-
  nies, respectively

  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 190.21
and 190.22 to read as follows:
S 190.21 CITIZENSHIP DOCUMENT FRAUD IN THE SECOND DEGREE.
  A PERSON IS GUILTY OF CITIZENSHIP DOCUMENT FRAUD IN THE SECOND  DEGREE
WHEN,  WITH INTENT TO FACILITATE THE CONCEALMENT OF THE TRUE CITIZENSHIP
OR RESIDENT ALIEN STATUS OF ANOTHER OR HIMSELF OR  HERSELF,  HE  OR  SHE
KNOWINGLY USES ANY FALSE DOCUMENT TO FACILITATE SUCH CONCEALMENT.
  CITIZENSHIP DOCUMENT FRAUD IN THE SECOND DEGREE IS A CLASS E FELONY.
S 190.22 CITIZENSHIP DOCUMENT FRAUD IN THE FIRST DEGREE.
  A  PERSON  IS GUILTY OF CITIZENSHIP DOCUMENT FRAUD IN THE FIRST DEGREE
WHEN, WITH INTENT TO FACILITATE THE CONCEALMENT OF THE TRUE  CITIZENSHIP
OR  RESIDENT  ALIEN  STATUS  OF ANOTHER OR HIMSELF OR HERSELF, HE OR SHE
KNOWINGLY MANUFACTURES, DISTRIBUTES, OR SELLS ANY FALSE DOCUMENT.
  CITIZENSHIP DOCUMENT FRAUD IN THE FIRST DEGREE IS A CLASS D 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.
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