New York state is set to crack down on people who wear masks to conceal their identities while committing crimes, under a proposal included in the $254 billion state budget bill that lawmakers are expected to take up in the coming days, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul’s office said on April 28.
The proposal will create a new Class B misdemeanor for individuals who “use a mask to conceal their identity when committing a Class A misdemeanor or higher crime or fleeing the scene immediately after committing such a crime,” Hochul’s office said in a statement.
