Senate Bill S5337

2011-2012 Legislative Session

Relates to the unauthorized use of the names and images of members of the armed forces or organized militia of New York

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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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2011-S5337 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A8031
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Operations
Law Section:
Military Law
Laws Affected:
Add §267, Mil L; amd §50, Civ Rts L; add §§250.70 & 270.75, Pen L
Versions Introduced in 2013-2014 Legislative Session:
S3036

2011-S5337 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the unauthorized use of the names and images of members of the armed forces or organized militia of New York.

2011-S5337 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2011-S5337 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

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

                                  5337

                       2011-2012 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                               May 9, 2011
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  DeFRANCISCO -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Veterans,  Homeland
  Security and Military Affairs

AN  ACT  to  amend  the military law, the civil rights law and the penal
  law, in relation to unauthorized use of names and images of members of
  the armed forces or organized militia of New York

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

  Section  1. The military law is amended by adding a new section 267 to
read as follows:
  S 267. RIGHT OF PRIVACY OF  MILITARY  PERSONNEL.  A  PERSON,  FIRM  OR
CORPORATION  THAT  USES FOR ADVERTISING PURPOSES, OR FOR THE PURPOSES OF
TRADE, THE NAME, PORTRAIT OR PICTURE OF ANY MEMBER OF THE  ARMED  FORCES
OR  ORGANIZED  MILITIA  OF  NEW YORK, LIVING OR DECEASED, WITHOUT HAVING
FIRST OBTAINED THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF  SUCH  PERSON  IF  LIVING,  OR  IF
DECEASED  OF  HIS OR HER SURVIVING RELATIVES INCLUDING ANY SPOUSE, CHIL-
DREN, PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS AND SIBLINGS, IS GUILTY OF A CLASS E FELONY.
  S 2. Section 50 of the civil rights law is amended to read as follows:
  S 50. Right of privacy. 1. A person, firm or corporation that uses for
advertising purposes, or for the purposes of trade, the  name,  portrait
or  picture of any living person without having first obtained the writ-
ten consent of such person, or if a minor of his or her parent or guard-
ian, is guilty of a CLASS A misdemeanor.
  2. A PERSON, FIRM OR CORPORATION THAT USES FOR  ADVERTISING  PURPOSES,
OR  FOR  THE  PURPOSES  OF  TRADE,  THE NAME, PORTRAIT OR PICTURE OF ANY
MEMBER OF THE ARMED FORCES OR ORGANIZED MILITIA OF NEW YORK,  LIVING  OR
DECEASED,  WITHOUT  HAVING  FIRST  OBTAINED  THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF SUCH
PERSON IF LIVING, OR IF DECEASED  OF  HIS  OR  HER  SURVIVING  RELATIVES
INCLUDING  ANY  SPOUSE, CHILDREN, PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS AND SIBLINGS, IS
GUILTY OF A CLASS E FELONY.

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD11264-01-1

              

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