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A 3656: Creates the crime of unlawful possession of a radio frequency jamming device.
What A 3656 does, verified January 11, 2026
The proposed law aims to create a new crime in New York, specifically outlawing the possession of devices that can disrupt and interfere with wireless communications through radio noise or signals. A person found guilty of this crime would be considered a class D felony. The law would take effect 60 days after it becomes a law.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to codes |
| Jan. 29, 2025 | referred to codes |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, January 29, 2025 · 204 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 3656 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY January 29, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. DURSO -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to creating the crime of unlawful possession of a radio frequency jamming device The People of the State of New York, represented in Senate and Assem- bly, do enact as follows: 1 Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 270.45 to 2 read as follows: 3 § 270.45 Unlawful possession of a radio frequency jamming device. 4 A person is guilty of unlawful possession of a radio frequency jamming 5 device when, having no right to do so, they knowingly possess a device 6 capable of disrupting and/or interfering with wireless communications 7 through radio noise or signals. 8 Unlawful possession of a radio frequency jamming device is a class D 9 felony. 10 § 2. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall 11 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD02463-01-5
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