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BILL NUMBER:A10367
Title of bill
An act to amend the penal law, in relation to creating the crimes of criminal impersonation in the third and fourth degrees and increasing the penalties for criminal impersonation in the first and second degrees
Purpose or general idea of the bill
An act to amend the Penal Law in relation to increasing penalties for criminal impersonation in the first and second degrees and establishing criminal impersonation in the third and fourth degrees.
Summary of specific provisions
Defines Criminal Impersonation and imposes suitable punishments for varying degrees of offenses. The degree of the offense is determined by the financial damages suffered by the victim. The act also establishes third and fourth degree categories of Criminal Impersonation. Increases punishments for First and Second degree Criminal Impersonation to class D and E felonies respectively.
Justification
Since identity theft and criminal impersonation are the fastest growing consumer fraud crimes in the country, this reclassifica- tion allows for more substantial remedy and relief by the imposition of harsher punishments for criminals found guilty of First and Second degree Criminal Impersonation. Using a person's name, and capitalizing on that person's character and standing in the community, to defraud others results in two victims-the business being defrauded and the person whose good name and reputation has been used.
Prior legislative history
2008: A.5030; Held for consideration in Codes 2007: A.5030; Referred to Codes 2006: A.2481; Held for consideration in Codes 2005: A.2481; Referred to Codes 2004: A.2433; Held for consideration in Codes 2003: A.2433; Referred to Codes 2002: A.10703; Referred to Codes
Effective date
This act shall take effect on November 1 succeeding the date on which it shall have become law.
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