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NY A03641
Bill
Status
2/3/2023
Primary Sponsor
Philip Ramos
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AI Summary
Bill Summary: A03641 - Universal Stop False Police Reporting Act
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Establishes three new felonies: aggravated falsely reporting an incident in the third degree (Class E felony), second degree (Class D felony), and first degree (Class C felony) when motivated by bias based on race, color, national origin, ancestry, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, or ethnicity.
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Requires police officers to arrest persons believed to have committed any degree of falsely reporting an incident (including the new aggravated offenses) without attempting mediation when there is reasonable cause.
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Designates aggravated falsely reporting offenses as hate crimes under civil rights law, allowing victims to seek civil injunctive relief and damages.
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Mandates establishment of public, searchable databases: one for law enforcement officers convicted of bias-motivated false reporting and another for all persons convicted of such offenses.
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Requires prosecutors to provide written notification within five days to persons whose criminal actions are dismissed due to violations of the aggravated false reporting statutes.
Legislative Description
Establishes the universal stop false police reporting act which 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, ancestry, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or ethnicity; authorizes officers to arrest persons believed to have committed falsely reporting an incident without first obtaining a warrant; includes such falsely reporting as a hate crime; establishes databases of law enforcement officers and persons convicted of falsely reporting; requires notifying persons of the termination of certain criminal actions or proceedings.
Last Action
print number 3641a
6/28/2024