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NY A03781

NY A03781
Establishes the crimes of aggravated falsely reporting an incident in the first, second, and third degrees when a person commits the crime of falsely reporting an incident in the first, second, or third degree and such person intended to harass, annoy, threaten, or alarm another person because of a believe or perception regarding a person's race, color, national origin, or ancestry; authorizes officers to arrest persons believed to have committed falsely reporting an incident without first obtai


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Introduced
01/28/2021
In Committee
01/05/2022
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
12/31/2022

Introduced Session

2021-2022 General Assembly

Bill Summary

Establishes the crimes of aggravated falsely reporting an incident in the first, second, and third degrees when a person commits the crime of falsely reporting an incident in the first, second, or third degree and such person intended to harass, annoy, threaten, or alarm another person because of a believe or perception regarding a person's race, color, national origin, or ancestry; authorizes officers to arrest persons believed to have committed falsely reporting an incident without first obtaining a warrant.

AI Summary

This bill establishes the crimes of "aggravated falsely reporting an incident" in the first, second, and third degrees. These new crimes occur when a person commits the existing crimes of falsely reporting an incident, and they intended to harass, annoy, threaten, or alarm another person because of a belief or perception regarding that person's race, color, national origin, or ancestry. The bill also authorizes police officers to arrest individuals they have reasonable cause to believe have committed these new aggravated offenses, without first obtaining a warrant.

Committee Categories

Housing and Urban Affairs

Sponsors (1)

Last Action

referred to codes (on 01/05/2022)

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