| Date of Action |
Assembly Actions -
Lowercase Senate Actions - UPPERCASE |
|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2012 |
print number 471a |
| Mar 22, 2012 |
amend and recommit to codes |
| Jan 04, 2012 |
referred to codes |
| Jan 05, 2011 |
referred to codes |
Senate Bill S471A
2011-2012 Legislative Session
Sponsored By
(R, C, IP) Senate District
Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee
Actions
Bill Amendments
2011-S471 - Details
2011-S471 - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S471
TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the penal law, in relation to adding by means of computer
network to the crime of aggravated
harassment in the second degree
PURPOSE:
Creates the crime of harassment by electronic mail or
computer network.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends section 240.00 of penal law by
adding a new subdivision defining computer network.
Section 2 adds computer network to aggregated harassment in the second
degree.
JUSTIFICATION:
One in 17 kids ages 10 to 17 had been threatened or
harassed online, and about one-third of those found the incidents
extremely distressing, according to a 2000 study by the University of
New Hampshire's Crimes, Against Children Research Center. In a recent
case, a young teenager's life at school was anything but pleasant; he
was teased, taunted and punched for years. But the final blow was the
2011-S471 - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
471
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 5, 2011
___________
Introduced by Sen. NOZZOLIO -- 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 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
2. Makes a telephone call, whether or not a conversation ensues, with
no purpose of legitimate communication; or
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00461-01-1
2011-S471A (ACTIVE) - Details
2011-S471A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo
BILL NUMBER:S471A
TITLE OF BILL:
An act
to amend the penal law, in relation to adding by means of computer
network to the crime of aggravated
harassment in the second degree
PURPOSE:
Creates the crime of harassment by electronic mail or computer network.
SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS:
Section 1 amends section 240.00 of penal law by adding a new
subdivision defining computer network.
Section 2 adds computer network to aggregated harassment in the second
degree.
JUSTIFICATION:
One in 17 kids ages 10 to 17 had been threatened or harassed online,
and about one-third of those found the incidents extremely
distressing, according to a 2000 study by the University of New
Hampshire's Crimes, Against Children Research Center. In a recent
case, a young teenager's life at school was anything but pleasant; he
was teased, taunted and punched for years. But the final blow was the
humiliation he suffered every time he logged onto the internet.
2011-S471A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________
471--A
2011-2012 Regular Sessions
I N S E N A T E
(PREFILED)
January 5, 2011
___________
Introduced by Sen. NOZZOLIO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes -- recommitted to
the Committee on Codes in accordance with Senate Rule 6, sec. 8 --
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
belief or perception regarding such person's race, color, national
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
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