STATE OF NEW YORK
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9867
IN SENATE
June 14, 2024
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Introduced by Sen. SKOUFIS -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Rules
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to unlawful concealment of
identity
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 240.12 to
2 read as follows:
3 § 240.12 Concealment of identity in a lawful assembly, unlawful assem-
4 bly, or riot.
5 1. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons, involved in a
6 lawful assembly, unlawful assembly, or riot, to wear a hood, mask, or
7 device whereby the person or the person's face is disguised so as to
8 conceal the identity of the wearer. This section shall not apply to any
9 person or persons wearing personal protective equipment for the purpose
10 of ensuring the physical health or safety of the wearer or others during
11 a declared public health emergency, nor shall it apply to any person or
12 persons wearing attire that conceals their identity if the attire is
13 worn for religious observance or customs.
14 2. For the purposes of this section, "personal protective equipment"
15 shall mean all equipment worn or used to minimize exposure to a communi-
16 cable disease, including but not limited to face coverings designed to
17 minimize exposure to a communicable disease and face shields.
18 Concealment of identity in a lawful assembly, unlawful assembly, or
19 riot is a violation.
20 § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[] is old law to be omitted.
LBD15380-03-4
