2021

LEGISLATE VIRTUAL CONGRESS

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

July 2, 2021

AN ACT

AS-005 Fraudulent Activity Awareness Bill

A bill to protect those who could fall victim to internet scams through education on data security.

Introduced By:

Date Introduced:

Referred to:

Caleb Wilcox, Anthony Lumia, Micheal DeLuca

July 2, 2021, 12:40:47 AM

Science and Technology, Human Affairs

Said bill is necessary since millions of New Yorkers could fall victim to scams.

BE IT ENACTED BY LEGISLATE SENATORS VIRTUALLY ASSEMBLED THAT

Glossary of Terms:

New York, Residents

To fund and promote Videos, commercials, and websites to educate people on the dangers of giving out personal information or funds to shady source online and over the phone. Also to evaluate the most prominent scams and publish them to inform citizens and add an opt-in text-line that will send out PSAs to those who sign up about said prominent scams.

Punishments:

No punishments

Enforcement:

Our bill only needs to be funded in order to spread said public service announcements. It does not need to be enforced.

Enactment:

AS-005 Fraudulent Activity Awareness Bill

will go into effect on

July 25, 2021, 4:00:00 AM

It will go into effect as soon as funded. Commercial, website, and advertisement production would commence immediately.