Senate Bill S2468

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Elevates all computer tampering offenses by one degree in severity

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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-S2468 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A4479
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง156.20, 156.25, 156.26 & 156.27, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S6847, A10102
2011-2012: S2936, A1823
2015-2016: S3317, A2879
2017-2018: S3538, A4452
2019-2020: S394
2021-2022: S5410
2023-2024: S4276

2013-S2468 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Elevates all computer tampering offenses by one degree in severity.

2013-S2468 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S2468 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  2468

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            January 17, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- 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 computer tampering

  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 156.20 of the penal law,
as amended by chapter 558 of the laws of 2006, is  amended  to  read  as
follows:
  Computer  tampering  in the fourth degree is a class [A misdemeanor] E
FELONY.
  S 2. The closing paragraph of section 156.25  of  the  penal  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  89  of  the  laws  of  1993, is amended to read as
follows:
  Computer tampering in the third degree is a class [E] D felony.
  S 3. The closing paragraph of section 156.26  of  the  penal  law,  as
amended  by  chapter  590  of  the  laws  of 2008, is amended to read as
follows:
  Computer tampering in the second degree is a class [D] C felony.
  S 4. The closing paragraph of section 156.27  of  the  penal  law,  as
added by chapter 89 of the laws of 1993, is amended to read as follows:
  Computer tampering in the first degree is a class [C] B felony.
  S 5. 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.
                                                           LBD04638-01-3


              

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