Senate Bill S578

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Includes within the class D felony of forgery in the second degree, the forgery of a certificate of insurance or insurance identification card

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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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2011-S578 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A5006
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง170.10 & 170.15, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S1897, A9996
2013-2014: S2253, A1200
2015-2016: S1524, A1913
2017-2018: S4298, A1217
2019-2020: S512, A2072

2011-S578 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Includes within the class D felony of forgery in the second degree, the forgery of a certificate of insurance or an insurance identification card; includes within the class C felony of forgery in the first degree, the forgery of 10 or more written instruments.

2011-S578 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S578 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                   578

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced by Sens. KLEIN, BRESLIN, SAMPSON, SAVINO, SMITH -- 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 including the forgery of a
  certificate  of  insurance  or an insurance identification card within
  the offense of forgery in the second degree and the forgery of  10  or
  more instruments with the offense of forgery in the first degree

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

  Section 1. Subdivision 5 of section 170.10 of the penal law is amended
and a new subdivision 6 is added to read as follows:
  5. A prescription of a duly licensed physician or other person author-
ized to issue the same for any drug or any instrument or device used  in
the  taking  or  administering  of  drugs  for  which  a prescription is
required by law[.]; OR
  6. A CERTIFICATE OF INSURANCE OR AN INSURANCE IDENTIFICATION CARD,  AS
DEFINED IN SECTION THREE HUNDRED ELEVEN OF THE VEHICLE AND TRAFFIC LAW.
  S 2. Section 170.15 of the penal law is amended to read as follows:
S 170.15 Forgery in the first degree.
  A person is guilty of forgery in the first degree when, with intent to
defraud,  deceive  or injure another, he OR SHE falsely makes, completes
or alters [a]:
  1. TEN OR MORE WRITTEN INSTRUMENTS; OR
  2. A written instrument which is or purports to be, or which is calcu-
lated to become or to represent if completed:
  [1.] (A) Part of an issue of money, stamps, securities or other  valu-
able instruments issued by a government or governmental instrumentality;
or

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00570-01-1

              

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