STATE OF NEW YORK
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                                          9362
                   IN ASSEMBLY
                                    February 25, 2016
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        Introduced by M. of A. KAMINSKY -- read once and referred to the Commit-
          tee on Codes
        AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to making false statements to
          district  attorneys, assistant district attorneys or district attorney
          investigators in this state
          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 195.25 to
     2  read as follows:
     3  § 195.25 Making false statements.
     4    A person is guilty of making a false statement  in  any  matter  when,
     5  communicating with any district attorney, assistant district attorney or
     6  district  attorney  investigator  of any county of this state, he or she
     7  knowingly and willfully:
     8    (a) falsifies, conceals, or covers up by any trick, scheme, or  device
     9  a material fact;
    10    (b) makes any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or
    11  representation; or
    12    (c)  makes  or  uses any false writing or document knowing the same to
    13  contain any materially false, fictitious,  or  fraudulent  statement  or
    14  entry.
    15    Making false statements is a class E felony.
    16    § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
         EXPLANATION--Matter in italics (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                              [ ] is old law to be omitted.
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