Assembly Bill A1641A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Establishes the crime of non-consensual dissemination of sexually explicit images

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    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
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2017-A1641 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2725
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§250.70 & 250.75, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8214, S5949
2015-2016: A571, S4450
2019-2020: A326

2017-A1641 - Summary

Establishes the crime of non-consensual dissemination of sexually explicit images as a class A misdemeanor.

2017-A1641 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   1641
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 12, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BRAUNSTEIN, BRINDISI, PAULIN, McDONOUGH, MONTESA-
   NO,  SIMOTAS,  MORELLE,  BARRETT,  BENEDETTO, BLANKENBUSH, RAIA, OTIS,
   FINCH, QUART, SALADINO,  ORTIZ,  SKOUFIS,  BRABENEC,  FRIEND,  STIRPE,
   McDONALD,   SCHIMMINGER,  MURRAY,  GIGLIO,  TITONE,  ABBATE,  HYNDMAN,
   SEAWRIGHT -- Multi-Sponsored by  --  M.  of  A.  CROUCH,  ENGLEBRIGHT,
   GALEF,  LUPINACCI,  McKEVITT,  PALMESANO, RODRIGUEZ, SKARTADOS -- read
   once and referred to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the crime  of
   non-consensual dissemination of sexually explicit images
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding two new sections  250.70
 and 250.75 to read as follows:
 § 250.70 NON-CONSENSUAL DISSEMINATION OF SEXUALLY EXPLICIT IMAGES.
   A PERSON IS GUILTY OF NON-CONSENSUAL DISSEMINATION OF SEXUALLY EXPLIC-
 IT  IMAGES  WHEN HE OR SHE KNOWINGLY AND WITHOUT CONSENT OF THE DEPICTED
 PERSON DISSEMINATES A PHOTOGRAPH, FILM,  VIDEOTAPE,  RECORDING,  OR  ANY
 OTHER  REPRODUCTION  OF THE IMAGE OF SUCH DEPICTED PERSON WHOSE INTIMATE
 PARTS ARE EXPOSED OR WHO IS ENGAGED IN AN ACT OF SEXUAL CONTACT, WHEN  A
 REASONABLE  PERSON  WOULD  HAVE KNOWN THAT THE PERSON DEPICTED WOULD NOT
 HAVE CONSENTED TO SUCH DISSEMINATION, AND UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES  IN  WHICH
 THE  DEPICTED  PERSON HAS A REASONABLE EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY.  A PERSON
 WHO HAS CONSENTED TO THE CAPTURE OR POSSESSION OF AN  IMAGE  WITHIN  THE
 CONTEXT  OF  A PRIVATE OR CONFIDENTIAL RELATIONSHIP RETAINS A REASONABLE
 EXPECTATION  OF  PRIVACY  WITH  REGARD  TO  DISSEMINATION  BEYOND   THAT
 RELATIONSHIP.
   1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   (A)  "INTIMATE  PARTS"  MEANS THE NAKED GENITALS, PUBIC AREA, ANUS, OR
 FEMALE POST-PUBESCENT NIPPLE OF THE PERSON.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01700-01-7

              

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2017-A1641A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S2725
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§250.70 & 250.75, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8214, S5949
2015-2016: A571, S4450
2019-2020: A326

2017-A1641A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the crime of non-consensual dissemination of sexually explicit images as a class A misdemeanor.

2017-A1641A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  1641--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             January 12, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. BRAUNSTEIN, BRINDISI, PAULIN, McDONOUGH, MONTESA-
   NO,  SIMOTAS,  MORELLE,  BARRETT,  BENEDETTO, BLANKENBUSH, RAIA, OTIS,
   FINCH, QUART, ORTIZ,  SKOUFIS,  BRABENEC,  FRIEND,  STIRPE,  McDONALD,
   SCHIMMINGER,  MURRAY,  GIGLIO,  TITONE,  ABBATE, HYNDMAN, SEAWRIGHT --
   Multi-Sponsored by -- M.  of A. CROUCH, ENGLEBRIGHT, GALEF, LUPINACCI,
   McKEVITT, PALMESANO, RODRIGUEZ, SKARTADOS -- read once and referred to
   the Committee on Codes -- committee discharged, bill amended,  ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the crime of
   non-consensual dissemination of sexually explicit images
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. The penal law is amended by adding two new sections 250.70
 and 250.75 to read as follows:
 § 250.70 NON-CONSENSUAL DISSEMINATION OF SEXUALLY EXPLICIT IMAGES.
   A PERSON IS GUILTY OF NON-CONSENSUAL DISSEMINATION OF SEXUALLY EXPLIC-
 IT IMAGES WHEN HE OR SHE KNOWINGLY AND WITHOUT CONSENT OF  THE  DEPICTED
 PERSON  DISSEMINATES  A  PHOTOGRAPH,  FILM, VIDEOTAPE, RECORDING, OR ANY
 OTHER REPRODUCTION OF THE IMAGE OF SUCH DEPICTED PERSON  WHOSE  INTIMATE
 PARTS  ARE EXPOSED OR WHO IS ENGAGED IN AN ACT OF SEXUAL CONTACT, WHEN A
 REASONABLE PERSON WOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT THE PERSON  DEPICTED  WOULD  NOT
 HAVE  CONSENTED  TO SUCH DISSEMINATION, AND UNDER CIRCUMSTANCES IN WHICH
 THE DEPICTED PERSON HAS A REASONABLE EXPECTATION OF PRIVACY.   A  PERSON
 WHO  HAS  CONSENTED  TO THE CAPTURE OR POSSESSION OF AN IMAGE WITHIN THE
 CONTEXT OF A PRIVATE OR CONFIDENTIAL RELATIONSHIP RETAINS  A  REASONABLE
 EXPECTATION   OF  PRIVACY  WITH  REGARD  TO  DISSEMINATION  BEYOND  THAT
 RELATIONSHIP.
   1. FOR THE PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   (A) "INTIMATE PARTS" MEANS THE NAKED GENITALS, PUBIC  AREA,  ANUS,  OR
 FEMALE POST-PUBESCENT NIPPLE OF THE PERSON.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD01700-02-7
              

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