Establishes the crime of aggravated criminal concealment of identity in New York.
The bill amends the penal law to establish the crime of aggravated criminal concealment of identity. It defines the crime as committing a specified offense while wearing a mask or face covering. The specified offenses include various degrees of assault, kidnapping, coercion, criminal trespass, burglary, strangulation, manslaughter, murder, stalking, and more. The bill also outlines sentencing guidelines for the crime, including minimum and maximum terms for indeterminate and determinate sentences. The act takes effect immediately.
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