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Assembly Bill A5613

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Curtails transmission of unsolicited electronic mail over public computer networks

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2011-A5613 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S3070
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยง240.30, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2009-2010 Legislative Session:
A6597, S8098

2011-A5613 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Curtails transmission of unsolicited electronic mail over public computer networks; creates crime of aggravated harassment of an individual through electronic mail and makes it a class A misdemeanor.

2011-A5613 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

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

                                  5613

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                          I N  A S S E M B L Y

                            February 24, 2011
                               ___________

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

AN  ACT  to amend the penal law, in relation to aggravated harassment of
  an individual through electronic mail

  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 is amended by adding a new
subdivision 1-a to read as follows:
  1-A. TRANSMITS AN ELECTRONIC MESSAGE OVER A COMPUTER  NETWORK  WITHOUT
THE  EXPRESS  AUTHORITY  OF  THE  RECIPIENT,  WHEN SUCH MESSAGE PROVIDES
NEITHER ANY PURPOSE OF LEGITIMATE COMMUNICATION NOR ANY  INFORMATION  TO
THE  RECIPIENT  WHICH WOULD ALLOW A DIRECT REPLY TO INFORM THE SENDER OF
THE ANNOYANCE; OR
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.






 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD02480-01-1

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