Bill > S09149

This bill amends the New York Penal Law to include falsely reporting an incident in the third, second, and first degrees as a specified offense for the purposes of hate crimes. Specifically, the bill adds sections 240.50 (falsely reporting an incident in the third degree), 240.55 (falsely reporting an incident in the second degree), and 240.60 (falsely reporting an incident in the first degree) to the list of "specified offenses" that can be considered hate crimes under the law. This means that if someone commits one of these offenses with the intent to intimidate or harass an individual or group due to their race, color, national origin, ancestry, gender, religion, religious practice, age, disability, or sexual orientation, they may face enhanced criminal penalties.

https://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?default_fld=&bn=S09149&term=2017&Summary=Y&Actions=Y&Text=Y&Committee%26nbspVotes=Y&Floor%26nbspVotes=Y