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Assembly Bill A5196

2009-2010 Legislative Session

Prohibits the transmission of certain unauthorized or misleading commercial electronic communications mail messages

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2009-A5196 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Consumer Affairs And Protection
Law Section:
Business Corporation Law
Laws Affected:
Add Art 17 ยงยง1701 - 1705, Bus Corp L

2009-A5196 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Prohibits the transmission of certain unauthorized or misleading commercial electronic communications mail messages; requires providing an opt-out mechanism and labeling of such messages; provides for damages for violations; authorizes certain carriers to block such messages and confer immunity on them for so doing in certain cases.

2009-A5196 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5196

                       2009-2010 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 11, 2009
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. BRODSKY -- read once and referred to the Commit-
  tee on Consumer Affairs and Protection

AN ACT to amend the business corporation law, in relation  to  unauthor-
  ized and misleading electronic mail

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

  Section 1. The business corporation law is amended  by  adding  a  new
article 17 to read as follows:
                                ARTICLE 17
                            UNAUTHORIZED AND
                       MISLEADING ELECTRONIC MAIL

SECTION 1701. DEFINITIONS.
        1702. MISLEADING ELECTRONIC MAIL; PROHIBITION.
        1703. UNAUTHORIZED AND MISLEADING ELECTRONIC MAIL; PROHIBITION.
        1704. VIOLATIONS AND DAMAGES.
        1705. BLOCKING  OF  COMMERCIAL  ELECTRONIC  MAIL  BY INTERACTIVE
                COMPUTER SERVICE; IMMUNITY FROM LIABILITY.
S 1701. DEFINITIONS.
  FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS ARTICLE, THE FOLLOWING TERMS HAVE THE FOLLOW-
ING MEANINGS:
  (A) "ASSIST THE TRANSMISSION" MEANS  ACTIONS  TAKEN  BY  A  PERSON  TO
PROVIDE  SUBSTANTIAL  ASSISTANCE  OR SUPPORT WHICH ENABLES ANY PERSON TO
FORMULATE, COMPOSE, SEND, ORIGINATE, INITIATE OR TRANSMIT  A  COMMERCIAL
ELECTRONIC  MAIL  MESSAGE WHEN THE PERSON PROVIDING THE ASSISTANCE KNOWS
OR CONSCIOUSLY AVOIDS KNOWING THAT THE INITIATOR OF THE COMMERCIAL ELEC-
TRONIC MAIL MESSAGE IS ENGAGED OR INTENDS TO  ENGAGE,  IN  ANY  PRACTICE
THAT VIOLATES THE PROVISIONS OF THIS ARTICLE.
  (B)  "COMMERCIAL  ELECTRONIC  MAIL  MESSAGE"  MEANS AN ELECTRONIC MAIL
MESSAGE SENT FOR THE PURPOSE OF ADVERTISING OR  PROMOTING  MATERIAL  FOR
THE  LEASE, SALE, RENTAL, GIFT OFFER OR OTHER DISPOSITION OF ANY REALTY,

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD08655-01-9
              

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