S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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5269--A
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
February 15, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. TITONE, GIBSON, ORTIZ, CASTRO, GUNTHER, WEPRIN,
MILLMAN, WEISENBERG, SCARBOROUGH, GALEF, ZEBROWSKI, HOOPER, M. MILLER,
JAFFEE -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A. ABBATE, ARROYO, BARCLAY,
BOYLAND, BURLING, CALHOUN, CERETTO, COLTON, CONTE, CORWIN, CROUCH,
DUPREY, FINCH, GOTTFRIED, HAWLEY, HIKIND, LUPARDO, MAGNARELLI, MAISEL,
MARKEY, McENENY, McKEVITT, MENG, MONTESANO, OAKS, PERRY, RAIA, REILLY,
ROBINSON, SALADINO, SCHIMEL, SCHIMMINGER, TOBACCO -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Codes -- recommitted to the Committee on
Codes in accordance with Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee
discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted as amended and recommitted
to said committee
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to dissemination of false
information about a missing child
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
1 Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 240.49 to
2 read as follows:
3 S 240.49 DISSEMINATION OF FALSE MISSING CHILD INFORMATION.
4 A PERSON IS GUILTY OF DISSEMINATION OF FALSE MISSING CHILD INFORMATION
5 WHEN, KNOWING THE INFORMATION HE OR SHE REPORTED, CONVEYED, CIRCULATED
6 OR DISSEMINATED IS FALSE OR BASELESS, HE OR SHE STATES OR REPORTS, BY
7 ANY MEANS, THAT A CHILD IS A MISSING CHILD AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION ONE
8 OF SECTION EIGHT HUNDRED THIRTY-SEVEN-E OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW, AND AS A
9 RESULT OF SUCH REPORT, CONVEYANCE, CIRCULATION OR DISSEMINATION, PUBLIC
10 FUNDS WERE EXPENDED TO INVESTIGATE AND/OR LOCATE THE PURPORTED MISSING
11 CHILD.
12 DISSEMINATION OF FALSE MISSING CHILD INFORMATION IS A CLASS E FELONY.
13 S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
14 ing the date on which it shall have become a law.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD04609-03-2
