Bill: In Voting The Identity Theft Act

[DK3458]

Author: Dogan Karaca, MP
Sponsor: N/A
Type: Amendment to the New Criminal Code Act

A
BILL
TO
AMEND THE NEW CRIMINAL CODE ACT

Preamble: This bill shall amend the New Criminal Code Act by illegalizing Identity Theft.

1. Naming and Author
(a) This bill shall be named "The Identity Theft Act"
(b) This bill was authored by Dogan Karaca.

2. Amendments
(a) Section 4. of the NCCA shall be amended as following:
(i) (j) Identity Theft
(i) Offense Type: Misdemeanor
(ii) Penalty:
(1) First Offense: Warning; immediate Change to untaken Name
(2) Second Offense: $500 fine; immediate Change to untaken Name
(3) Subsequent Offenses: 30min Jail; $2500; immediate Change to untake Name
(iii) A person commits an offense if the person:
(1) has the name of an alive individual, that had the name first, regardless of intent.
(1.a) When the initial owner of the name is declared dead according to the Death Act, they lose ownership to that name.
(2) falsely represents themselves as the individual they represent.



Enactment: This Act comes into force immediately upon passage.