Senate Bill S3455

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Includes the use of a governmental agency to harass a person within the crime of harassment in the first degree

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2021-S3455 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §240.31, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: S6750
2011-2012: S1242
2013-2014: S3967
2015-2016: S3000
2017-2018: S3071
2019-2020: S3119
2023-2024: S2025

2021-S3455 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Includes the use of a governmental agency to harass a person within the crime of aggravated harassment in the first degree.

2021-S3455 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S3455 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   3455
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                             January 29, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. ADDABBO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to including  the  use  of  a
   governmental  agency to harass a person within the crime of aggravated
   harassment in the first degree

   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1.  Subdivisions  2 and 5 of section 240.31 of the penal law,
 subdivision 2 as amended by chapter 49 of the laws of 2006 and  subdivi-
 sion  5  as added by chapter 74 of the laws of 2008, are amended to read
 as follows:
   2. Commits the crime of aggravated harassment in the second degree  in
 the  manner proscribed by the provisions of subdivision three of section
 240.30 of this article and has been previously convicted of the crime of
 aggravated harassment in the second degree for the commission of conduct
 proscribed by the provisions of subdivision three of section  240.30  OF
 THIS  ARTICLE or he or she has been previously convicted of the crime of
 aggravated harassment in the  first  degree  within  the  preceding  ten
 years; or
   5. EITHER (A) UNLAWFULLY DISCLOSES CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION CONCERNING
 THE  PERSON HE OR SHE INTENDS TO HARASS, ANNOY, THREATEN, OR ALARM WHICH
 HE OR SHE OBTAINED FROM A GOVERNMENT AGENCY OR ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION
 OF THE STATE OR MUNICIPALITY, IN A MANNER LIKELY TO CAUSE  ANNOYANCE  OR
 ALARM;  OR  (B)  UNLAWFULLY  CAUSES PERSONNEL EMPLOYED BY A GOVERNMENTAL
 AGENCY OR ANY POLITICAL SUBDIVISION OF  THE  STATE  OR  MUNICIPALITY  TO
 CONTACT  OR INTERACT WITH THE PERSON HE OR SHE INTENDS TO HARASS, ANNOY,
 THREATEN, OR ALARM IN AN OFFICIAL CAPACITY, IN A MANNER LIKELY TO  CAUSE
 ANNOYANCE OR ALARM; OR
   6. Etches, paints, draws upon or otherwise places or displays a noose,
 commonly exhibited as a symbol of racism and intimidation, on any build-
 ing or other real property, public or private, owned by any person, firm
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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