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- Referred to codes
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Includes within the class D felony of forgery in the second degree, the forgery of a certificate of insurance or insurance identification card
In Assembly Committee · Codes · Sponsor Jeffrey D. Klein
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BILL NUMBER:A9996
Title of bill
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
Purpose
The purpose of this bill is to include an insurance card and certificate of insurance for a motor vehicle, in the list of documents covered under forgery in the second degree, when with intent to defraud, deceive or injure another, the person falsely makes, completes or alters one of these written instruments.
Summary of provisions
Section 1: Adds penal Law section 170.10 (6) to include an insurance card and certificate of insurance issued by an insurance company within the classification of documents that cannot be forged. While issued by an insurance company instead of a government agency, these documents are still required by law to obtain state issued certificate of registration to register and operate a motor vehicle in New York State. Violation of this section law is a class D felony.
Section 2: Amends Penal Law section 170.15 to make the creation of 10 or more forged documents such as insurance cards or certificate of insur- ance a class C Felony.
Existing law
Existing law does not include the aforementioned items under the defi- nition of forgery in the second degree under Penal law section 170.10 when persons use these items in a fraudulent manner.
Justification
This bill would add an insurance card and certificate of insurance as documents added to the list of documents currently contained in the Penal law section referring to forgery. Auto insurance fraud is a very serious problem in this state. Further, the incidence of auto insurance fraud increases the cost of auto insurance for those law abiding citi- zens who pay their fair-share in auto insurance.
Further, it is important that all motorists abide by the law that requires that everyone possess valid insurance coverage to pay for phys- ical and medical damages inflicted to themselves and for damages such drivers inflect on others. Forged insurance cards and certificate of insurance documents are used to fraudulently register motor vehicles and to operate such vehicle without in-force auto insurance.
Adding the forgery of an insurance card or certificate of insurance, issued by a private insurance company, to the list of already existing
prohibitions to forge government documents is consistent with the law. This is because these documents are necessary to obtain state issued documents to operate a motor vehicle in New York.
Legislative history
2006: S.3294 - Referred to Codes 2008: S.2280 - Referred to Codes
Fiscal implications
None.
Effective date
This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeeding the date it becomes law.
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