Assembly Bill A8193

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Creates the new crime of cyber harassment; and increases the penalties for the crimes of harassment and stalking when committed against a child

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  • 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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2009-A8193 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §240.33, amd §§240.25, 240.26, 120.50 & 120.45, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: A2355
2013-2014: A123
2015-2016: A6759
2017-2018: A7662

2009-A8193 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Creates the new crime of cyber harassment; and increases the penalties for the crimes of harassment in 1st and 2nd degree and stalking in the 3rd and 4th degree when committed by an adult against a child.

2009-A8193 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  8193

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               May 7, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by  M.  of A. DelMONTE, RABBITT -- read once and referred to
  the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to creating the new crime  of
  cyber  harassment;  and increasing penalties for the crimes of harass-
  ment and stalking

  THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1.  The penal law is amended by adding a new section 240.33 to
read as follows:
S 240.33 CYBER HARASSMENT.
  1.  A  PERSON  IS  GUILTY OF CYBER HARASSMENT WHEN, FOR THE PURPOSE OF
FRIGHTENING OR DISTURBING ANOTHER PERSON, HE OR SHE TRANSMITS OR  CAUSES
THE TRANSMISSION OF AN ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION, OR KNOWINGLY PERMITS AN
ELECTRONIC  COMMUNICATION  TO  BE  TRANSMITTED TO ANOTHER PERSON FROM AN
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DEVICE UNDER HIS OR HER CONTROL:
  (A) USING COARSE LANGUAGE OFFENSIVE TO A PERSON OF  AVERAGE  SENSIBIL-
ITY; OR
  (B)  ANONYMOUSLY OR REPEATEDLY TRANSMITTING SUCH COMMUNICATION WHETHER
OR NOT CONVERSATION OCCURS; OR
  (C) THREATENING TO COMMIT ANY FELONY.
  2. NO PERSON SHALL MAKE OR CAUSE TO BE  MADE  AN  ELECTRONIC  COMMUNI-
CATION,  OR  PERMIT AN ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION TO BE MADE FROM AN ELEC-
TRONIC COMMUNICATION DEVICE UNDER SUCH PERSON'S CONTROL, WITH THE INTENT
TO FRIGHTEN OR DISTURB ANY OTHER PERSON IN ANY MANNER DESCRIBED IN  THIS
SECTION  EITHER BY THE DIRECT ACTION OF THE PERSON INITIATING THE COMMU-
NICATION OR THROUGH THE ACTIONS OF  A  THIRD  PARTY  WHOSE  ACTIONS  ARE
INSTIGATED,  INITIATED,  PROMPTED,  OR  BROUGHT  ABOUT  BY SUCH PERSON'S
COMMUNICATION.
  3. ANY OFFENSE COMMITTED UNDER THIS SECTION MAY BE DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN
COMMITTED EITHER AT THE PLACE FROM WHICH THE COMMUNICATION WAS  MADE  OR
AT THE PLACE WHERE THE COMMUNICATION WAS RECEIVED.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11755-01-9
              

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