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                                         4406

                              2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                                 I N  A S S E M B L Y

                                   February 4, 2009
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       Introduced  by M. of A. TOWNS, ALFANO, KOLB, COLTON, GABRYSZAK -- Multi-
         Sponsored by -- M. of A.  BURLING,  RAIA,  REILLY  --  read  once  and
         referred to the Committee on Codes

       AN  ACT  to amend the penal law, in relation to increasing the penalties
         for identity theft crimes

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

    1    Section  1.  The closing paragraph of section 190.78 of the penal law,
    2  as added by chapter 619 of the laws of  2002,  is  amended  to  read  as
    3  follows:
    4    Identity  theft  in  the  third  degree  is  a class [A misdemeanor] E
    5  FELONY.
    6    S 2. The closing paragraph of section 190.79  of  the  penal  law,  as
    7  added by chapter 619 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
    8    Identity theft in the second degree is a class [E] D felony.
    9    S  3.  The  closing  paragraph  of section 190.80 of the penal law, as
   10  added by chapter 619 of the laws of 2002, is amended to read as follows:
   11    Identity theft in the first degree is a class [D] C felony.
   12    S 4. This act shall take effect on the ninetieth day  after  it  shall
   13  have become a law.




        EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                             [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                                  LBD01942-01-9