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N.Y. Penal Law § 190.77: Offenses involving theft of identity; definitions

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  1. Penal Law
  2. Part 3. Specific Offenses
  3. Title K. Offenses Involving Fraud
  4. Article 190. Other Frauds

§ 190.77 Offenses involving theft of identity; definitions.

1. For the purposes of sections 190.78, 190.79, 190.80, 190.80-a and

190.85 of this article "personal identifying information" means a

person's name, address, telephone number, date of birth, driver's

license number, social security number, place of employment, mother's

maiden name, financial services account number or code, savings account

number or code, checking account number or code, brokerage account

number or code, credit card account number or code, debit card number or

code, automated teller machine number or code, taxpayer identification

number, computer system password, signature or copy of a signature,

electronic signature, unique biometric data that is a fingerprint, voice

print, retinal image or iris image of another person, telephone calling

card number, mobile identification number or code, electronic serial

number or personal identification number, medical information, health

insurance information, or any other name, number, code or information

that may be used alone or in conjunction with other such information to

assume the identity of another person.

2. For the purposes of subdivision one of this section and sections

190.78, 190.79, 190.80, 190.80-a, 190.81, 190.82, 190.83 and 190.85 of

this article:

a. "electronic signature" shall have the same meaning as defined in

subdivision three of section three hundred two of the state technology

law.

b. "personal identification number" means any number or code which may

be used alone or in conjunction with any other information to assume the

identity of another person or access financial resources or credit of

another person.

c. "member of the armed forces" shall mean a person in the military

service of the United States or the military service of the state,

including but not limited to, the armed forces of the United States, the

army national guard, the air national guard, the New York naval militia,

the New York guard, and such additional forces as may be created by the

federal or state government as authorized by law.

d. "medical information" means any information regarding an

individual's medical history, mental or physical condition, or medical

treatment or diagnosis by a health care professional.

e. "health insurance information" means an individual's health

insurance policy number or subscriber identification number, any unique

identifier used by a health insurer to identify the individual or any

information in an individual's application and claims history,

including, but not limited to, appeals history.

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