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A 6005: Establishes the crimes of spoofing a police agency telephone number in the first and second degrees as a class E felony and a class A misdemeanor.
What A 6005 does, verified January 8, 2026
The bill aims to make it a crime to spoof a police agency's telephone number with the intention of defrauding, harassing, or alarming another person. This is done by displaying a fake police number on the caller ID. The penalties for this crime will be a class A misdemeanor for the second-degree offense and a class E felony for the first-degree offense, which requires a prior conviction. The bill will take effect 60 days after it becomes a law.
Bill journey
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3First Chamber FloorPending
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5GovernorPending
6ChapteredPending
Last action: referred to codes (2026-01-07)Alert me
Quick answers about A 6005
- What is the current status of A 6005?
- As of January 8, 2026, A 6005 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 6005 pass?
- Not yet. A 6005 has been introduced and has not passed either house.
- Who wrote A 6005, and where is it now?
- A 6005 was authored by Asm. Judy Griffin. Its committee of record is Assembly Codes.
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| Jan. 07, 2026 | referred to codes |
| Feb. 25, 2025 | referred to codes |
Latest bill textIntroduced version, February 25, 2025 · 391 words
STATE OF NEW YORK ________________________________________________________________________ 6005 2025-2026 Regular Sessions IN ASSEMBLY February 25, 2025 ___________ Introduced by M. of A. GRIFFIN -- read once and referred to the Commit- tee on Codes AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the crimes of spoofing a police agency telephone number in the first and second degrees 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 190.90 to 2 read as follows: 3 § 190.90 Spoofing a police agency telephone number in the second degree. 4 A person is guilty of spoofing a police agency telephone number in the 5 second degree when, with intent to defraud another person or to harass, 6 annoy, threaten, or alarm another person, such person places a telephone 7 call whereby the ID display of the person receiving the call displays a 8 phone number of a police agency of this state or any political subdivi- 9 sion of this state or displays any other information that would indicate 10 that such phone call was placed by a police agency of this state or any 11 political subdivision of this state. 12 Spoofing a police agency telephone number in the second degree is a 13 class A misdemeanor. 14 § 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 190.95 to read 15 as follows: 16 § 190.95 Spoofing a police agency telephone number in the first degree. 17 A person is guilty of spoofing a police agency telephone number in the 18 first degree when such person commits the crime of spoofing a police 19 agency telephone number in the second degree and such person has been 20 previously convicted within the last ten years of spoofing a police 21 agency telephone number in the second degree or spoofing a police agency 22 telephone number in the first degree. 23 Spoofing a police agency telephone number in the first degree is a 24 class E felony. 25 § 3. This act shall take effect on the sixtieth day after it shall 26 have become a law. EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets [] is old law to be omitted. LBD07953-01-5
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