Boyland, Clark, DelMonte, Gibson, Maisel, Markey, McEneny, Miller M, Millman, Pheffer, Pretlow,
Reilly, Stirpe, Thiele, Weisenberg
Add S190.72, Pen L
Creates the crime of unauthorized radio transmission for those who broadcast radio transmissions without obtaining a license to do so from the FCC; the crime will be a class D felony punishable by imprisonment and a fine.
STATE OF NEW YORK
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181
2009-2010 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY(Prefiled)
January 7, 2009
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Introduced by M. of A. LATIMER, GALEF -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.
BOYLAND, CLARK, DelMONTE, McENENY, MILLMAN, PHEFFER -- read once and
referred to the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to prohibition against unau-
thorized radio transmissions
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 190.72 to
2 read as follows:
3 § 190.72 Unauthorized radio transmission.
4 A person is guilty of unauthorized radio transmission when such
5 person:
6 1. knowingly makes or causes to be made a radio transmission in this
7 state without first having obtained a license or an exemption from
8 licensure from the federal communications commission or other applicable
9 federal law or regulation; or
10 2. acts, whether directly or indirectly, to cause an unauthorized
11 radio transmission to, or interference with, a public or commercial
12 radio station licensed by the federal communications commission or to
13 enable the radio transmission or interference to occur.
14 A person convicted of unauthorized radio transmission shall be guilty
15 of a class D felony.
16 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
17 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.
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