NY Makes Falsifying Vaccination Cards a Crime

The state of New York has passed a law that makes it a crime to falsify information on a COVID-19 vaccination card.

New York governor Kathy Hochul signed new legislation on Wednesday that makes falsifying information on a COVID-19 vaccination card a Class D felony comparable under the New York Penal Law to promoting a sexual performance by a child, first degree sexual abuse, second degree assault, and second-degree vehicular manslaughter. 

The legislation, dubbed the "Truth in Vaccination" law, has also created a new Class E felony of computer tampering in the third degree "for intentional entering, alteration or destruction of ‘computer material’ regarding COVID-19 vaccine provisions."

Other crimes recognized as Class E felonies under the New York Penal Law include criminally negligent homicide, weapons possession on school grounds, and third-degree rape.

Sentencing for Class D felonies ranges from no prison time (with probation) to a maximum of seven years in prison. A New Yorker convicted of a Class E felony could receive a maximum prison sentence of four years.

The maximum fine that can be imposed for a Class D or Class E felony in New York is $5,000 or double the amount of money that a defendant gained by committing their crime. 

Hochul said that the legislation represented "a major step forward in the State's efforts to increase v ..

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