STATE OF NEW YORK
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2156
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
IN ASSEMBLY
January 14, 2011
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Introduced by M. of A. GOTTFRIED, GALEF, PAULIN, MARKEY -- Multi-Spon-
sored by -- M. of A. GABRYSZAK, McDONOUGH, McENENY, MENG, PHEFFER,
REILLY, SCHIMEL, SWEENEY, THIELE, WEISENBERG -- read once and referred
to the Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to including certain written
false statements within perjury
The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem-bly, do enact as follows:
1 Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 210.00 of the penal law is amended
2 to read as follows:
3 1. "Oath" includes an affirmation and every other mode authorized by
4 law of attesting to the truth of that which is stated, including making
5 a statement in a written instrument bearing a legally authorized form
6 notice to the effect that false statements made therein are punishable.
7 § 2. Section 210.45 of the penal law is amended to read as follows:
8 § 210.45 Making a punishable false written statement.
9 A person is guilty of making a punishable false written statement when
10 he knowingly makes a false statement, which he does not believe to be
11 true, in a written instrument bearing a legally authorized form notice
12 to the effect that false statements made therein are punishable. Making
13 a punishable false statement may also be deemed to be swearing falsely
14 for purposes of any appropriate degree of perjury.
15 Making a punishable false written statement is a class A misdemeanor.
16 § 3. This act shall take effect on the first of January 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.
LBD05356-01-1
