New York A05498 amends the penal law to establish the class E felony of criminal use of public records.

New York A05498 amends the penal law by adding two new sections, 240.80 and 240.81. Section 240.80 defines "record" for the purposes of section 240.81, aligning it with the definition in the public officers law. Section 240.81 establishes that a person is guilty of criminal use of public records if they intentionally obtain a record through the process provided by the public officers law with the intent to use it in the commission of a crime, and then attempt to use or use it in the course of, in furtherance of, or as an instrumentality in the commission of a crime.

New York A05498 amends the penal law to establish the class E felony of criminal use of public records.

New York A05498 amends the penal law by adding two new sections, 240.80 and 240.81. Section 240.80 defines "record" for the purposes of section 240.81, aligning it with the definition in the public officers law. Section 240.81 establishes that a person is guilty of criminal use of public records if they intentionally obtain a record through the process provided by the public officers law with the intent to use it in the commission of a crime, and then attempt to use or use it in the course of, in furtherance of, or as an instrumentality in the commission of a crime.