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New York · 2025-2026 General Assembly
A09586Adds falsely reporting the use of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument as part of the crimes of falsely reporting an incident in the first and second degrees.
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Expands the definition of falsely reporting an incident in the first and second degrees to include false reports of the use of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument, increasing the scope of criminal liability for such false reports.
Initiates or circulates a false report or warning of an alleged occurrence or impending occurrence of a fire, explosion, [deleted: or] the release of a hazardous substance, or the use of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument under circumstances in which it is not unlikely that public alarm or inconvenience will result;
Why the model tagged it this way: The bill amends Penal Law sections on falsely reporting an incident to add false reports of deadly weapon or dangerous instrument use (including on school grounds), but does not change any rules on actual firearm access, ownership, carrying, background checks, or related firearm policies; the changes are to general criminal false-reporting offenses that mention weapons as one triggering scenario.
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