Senate Bill S4777

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Establishes crimes relating to false receipts and universal product code labels

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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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2015-S4777 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§165.80, 165.81 & 165.82, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S7370
2013-2014: S779, S6289

2015-S4777 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes crimes relating to false receipts and universal product code labels; defines terms.

2015-S4777 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S4777 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  4777

                       2015-2016 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                             April 15, 2015
                               ___________

Introduced  by Sen. VENDITTO -- 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 establishing crimes relat-
  ing to false receipts and universal product code labels

  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 three new sections
165.80, 165.81 and 165.82 to read as follows:
S 165.80 DEFINITIONS; APPLICATION TO  OFFENSES  REGARDING  RETAIL  SALES
           RECEIPTS AND UNIVERSAL PRODUCT CODE LABELS.
  AS  USED  IN SECTIONS 165.81 AND 165.82 OF THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING
TERMS SHALL HAVE THE FOLLOWING MEANINGS:
  1. THE TERM "RETAIL SALES  RECEIPT"  SHALL  MEAN  ANY  HANDWRITTEN  OR
MACHINE  OR  COMPUTER PRODUCED DOCUMENT AS PROPERLY ISSUED BY A RETAILER
TO ACKNOWLEDGE PAYMENT RECEIVED FROM A CUSTOMER.
  2. THE TERM "UNIFORM PRODUCT CODE LABEL" SHALL MEAN ANY  BAR  CODE  OR
OTHER CODING SYSTEM DESIGNED TO BE READ BY COMPUTER WHICH CONTAINS PRIC-
ING  INFORMATION  AND  OTHER  RELATED INFORMATION USED BY A RETAILER AND
READ BY A COMPUTER AT A POINT OF PURCHASE FOR PURPOSES  OF  ESTABLISHING
THE SALE PRICE OF A GOOD.
S 165.81 RETAIL SALES RECEIPT OR UNIVERSAL PRODUCT CODE FRAUD IN THE
           SECOND DEGREE.
  A  PERSON  IS GUILTY OF RETAIL SALES RECEIPT OR UNIVERSAL PRODUCT CODE
FRAUD IN THE SECOND DEGREE WHEN, WITH INTENT TO  DECEIVE  OR  DEFRAUD  A
PERSON OR PERSONS ENGAGED IN THE RETAIL SALE OF GOODS OR SERVICES, HE OR
SHE  USES, TRANSFERS, MAKES, ALTERS, COUNTERFEITS OR REPRODUCES A RETAIL
SALES RECEIPT OR UNIVERSAL PRODUCT CODE KNOWING SUCH TO BE COUNTERFEIT.
  RETAIL SALES RECEIPT OR UNIVERSAL PRODUCT CODE  FRAUD  IN  THE  SECOND
DEGREE IS A CLASS A MISDEMEANOR.
S 165.82 RETAIL  SALES  RECEIPT  OR  UNIVERSAL PRODUCT CODE FRAUD IN THE
           FIRST DEGREE.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD01063-01-5

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