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Assembly Bill A1205A

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Adds communication by means of a "computer network" to aggravated harassment in the second degree

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2011-A1205 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S471
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §240.30, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2801, S2397
2013-2014: A1738, S5306

2011-A1205 - Summary

Adds communication by means of a computer network to aggravated harassment in the second degree.

2011-A1205 - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  1205

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. KOLB, FINCH, OAKS, HAWLEY, McKEVITT, ORTIZ, RAIA
  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  AMEDORE,  BARCLAY,  CONTE,  CROUCH,
  GIGLIO, JORDAN, MOLINARO -- read once and referred to the Committee on
  Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to adding by means of comput-
  er network to the crime of aggravated harassment in the second degree

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

  Section 1. Section 240.00 of the penal law is amended by adding a  new
subdivision 7 to read as follows:
  7.  "COMPUTER NETWORK" MEANS (A) A SET OF RELATED DEVICES CONNECTED TO
A COMPUTER COMMUNICATIONS FACILITY, OR (B) A  COMPLEX  OF  TWO  OR  MORE
COMPUTERS,  INCLUDING RELATED DEVICES, CONNECTED BY COMMUNICATED FACILI-
TIES.
  S 2. Section 240.30 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 510 of the
laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
S 240.30 Aggravated harassment in the second degree.
  A person is guilty of aggravated harassment in the second degree when,
with intent to harass, annoy, threaten or alarm another  person,  he  or
she:
  1. Either (a) communicates with a person, anonymously or otherwise, by
telephone,  by  telegraph,  or by mail, or by transmitting or delivering
any other form of written communication, in a  manner  likely  to  cause
annoyance or alarm; or
  (b) causes a communication to be initiated by mechanical or electronic
means  OR  COMPUTER  NETWORK  or otherwise with a person, anonymously or
otherwise, by telephone, by telegraph, or by mail, or by transmitting or
delivering any other form of written communication, in a  manner  likely
to cause annoyance or alarm; or

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD00461-01-1

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2011-A1205A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S471
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §240.30, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2009-2010: A2801, S2397
2013-2014: A1738, S5306

2011-A1205A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Adds communication by means of a computer network to aggravated harassment in the second degree.

2011-A1205A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                 1205--A

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                               (PREFILED)

                             January 5, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by M. of A. KOLB, FINCH, OAKS, HAWLEY, McKEVITT, ORTIZ, RAIA
  -- Multi-Sponsored by -- M. of A.  AMEDORE,  BARCLAY,  CONTE,  CROUCH,
  GIGLIO,  JORDAN -- read once and referred to the Committee on Codes --
  recommitted to the Committee on Codes in accordance with Assembly Rule
  3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered reprinted  as
  amended and recommitted to said committee

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to adding by means of comput-
  er network to the crime of aggravated harassment in the second degree

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

  Section 1.  Section 240.30 of the penal law, as amended by chapter 510
of the laws of 2008, is amended to read as follows:
S 240.30 Aggravated harassment in the second degree.
  A person is guilty of aggravated harassment in the second degree when,
with intent to harass, annoy, threaten or alarm another  person,  he  or
she:
  1. Either (a) communicates with a person, anonymously or otherwise, by
telephone,  by  telegraph,  or by mail, or by transmitting or delivering
any other form of written communication, in a  manner  likely  to  cause
annoyance or alarm; or
  (b) causes a communication to be initiated by mechanical or electronic
means  OR  COMPUTER  NETWORK,  AS  DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION SIX OF SECTION
156.00 OF THIS CHAPTER, or  otherwise  with  a  person,  anonymously  or
otherwise, by telephone, by telegraph, or by mail, or by transmitting or
delivering  any  other form of written communication, in a manner likely
to cause annoyance or alarm; or
  2. Makes a telephone call, whether or not a conversation ensues,  with
no purpose of legitimate communication; or
  3.  Strikes,  shoves,  kicks,  or otherwise subjects another person to
physical contact, or attempts or threatens to do the same because  of  a

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

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