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A 5498: Establishes the class E felony of criminal use of public records for the intentional use of any public record in the course of or in furtherance of the commission of a crime.
What A 5498 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to prevent the misuse of public records for criminal purposes. A person can be charged with a class E felony for intentionally obtaining a public record to use in the commission of a crime. This law defines "record" as a term used in the Public Officers Law to refer to public records. The law prohibits using public records in the commission of a crime, or as an instrumentality in the commission of a crime. The law takes effect on the first of November next succeeding the date it becomes a law.
Bill journey
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3First Chamber FloorPending
4Second ChamberPending
5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to codes (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 5498
- What is the current status of A 5498?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 5498 is recorded as "Introduced": it has been introduced and is waiting for its first committee hearing or floor vote. The last recorded action, on January 7, 2026, was "referred to codes".
- Did A 5498 pass?
- Not yet. A 5498 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 5498, and where is it now?
- A 5498 was authored by Asm. Alec Brook-Krasny with 5 coauthors. Its committee of record is Assembly Codes.
Author and sponsors
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to codes |
| May. 13, 2025 | held for consideration in codes |
| Feb. 14, 2025 | referred to codes |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 14, 2025 · 270 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 5498 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 14, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. BROOK-KRASNY, NOVAKHOV -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to criminal use of public records 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 two new sections 240.80 2 and 240.81 to read as follows: 3 § 240.80 Criminal use of public records; definition. 4 For the purposes of section 240.81 of this article, "record" shall 5 have the same meaning ascribed to such term by subdivision four of 6 section eighty-six of the public officers law. 7 § 240.81 Criminal use of public records. 8 A person is guilty of criminal use of public records when such person, 9 with the intent to use such record in the commission of a crime, inten- 10 tionally obtains any record through the process provided pursuant to the 11 public officers law and attempts to use or uses such record in the 12 course of, in furtherance of, or as an instrumentality in the commission 13 of a crime. 14 Criminal use of public records is a class E felony. 15 § 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed- 16 ing the date on which it shall have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD09214-01-5
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