Assembly Bill A654A

2017-2018 Legislative Session

Establishes the "EMAIL privacy act (electronic messaging and individual location)"

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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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2017-A654 - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd CP L, generally
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A7919
2015-2016: A793
2019-2020: A2313
2021-2022: A3527

2017-A654 - Summary

Relates to search warrants for electronic communication services, remote computing services and electronic location information; allows law enforcement to execute search warrants for electronic data held inside and outside New York state.

2017-A654 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    654
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M.  of  A.  RODRIGUEZ  --  read once and referred to the
   Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the criminal procedure law, in relation to  establishing
   the EMAIL privacy act (electronic messaging and individual location)
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as  the  "EMAIL
 privacy act (electronic messaging and individual location)".
   §  2. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of section 690.15 of the criminal
 procedure law is amended and a new paragraph (d) is  added  to  read  as
 follows:
   (c)  A designated or described person[.];
   (D)  DESIGNATED  OR  DESCRIBED  ELECTRONIC CUSTOMER DATA OR ELECTRONIC
 LOCATION INFORMATION HELD IN ELECTRONIC STORAGE, INCLUDING THE  CONTENTS
 OF  AND RECORDS AND OTHER INFORMATION RELATED TO A WIRE COMMUNICATION OR
 ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION HELD IN ELECTRONIC STORAGE.   FOR  PURPOSES  OF
 THIS  PARAGRAPH,  "ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION" HAS THE MEANING ASSIGNED BY
 SECTION 250.00 OF THE PENAL LAW, "ELECTRONIC  STORAGE",  "WIRE  COMMUNI-
 CATION",  "ELECTRONIC  CUSTOMER  DATA" AND "ELECTRONIC LOCATION INFORMA-
 TION" HAVE THE MEANING ASSIGNED BY SECTION 690.05 OF THIS ARTICLE.
   § 3. Subdivision 2 of section 690.05 of the criminal procedure law, as
 amended by chapter 504 of the laws of 1991,  the  opening  paragraph  as
 amended  by chapter 424 of the laws of 1998, is amended and a new subdi-
 vision 3 is added to read as follows:
   2. A search warrant is a court order and process  directing  a  police
 officer to conduct:
   (a) a search of designated premises, or of a designated vehicle, or of
 a  designated  person, for the purpose of seizing designated property or
 kinds of property, and to deliver any property so obtained to the  court
 which issued the warrant; or

  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05104-01-7
              

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2017-A654A (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Criminal Procedure Law
Laws Affected:
Amd CP L, generally
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A7919
2015-2016: A793
2019-2020: A2313
2021-2022: A3527

2017-A654A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to search warrants for electronic communication services, remote computing services and electronic location information; allows law enforcement to execute search warrants for electronic data held inside and outside New York state.

2017-A654A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  654--A
 
                        2017-2018 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              January 9, 2017
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. RODRIGUEZ, BLAKE, PEOPLES-STOKES -- Multi-Spon-
   sored by -- M. of A. COOK -- 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 criminal procedure law, in relation to  establishing
   the EMAIL privacy act (electronic messaging and individual location)
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. This act shall be known and may  be  cited  as  the  "EMAIL
 privacy act (electronic messaging and individual location)".
   §  2. Paragraph (c) of subdivision 1 of section 690.15 of the criminal
 procedure law is amended and a new paragraph (d) is  added  to  read  as
 follows:
   (c)  A designated or described person[.];
   (D)  DESIGNATED  OR  DESCRIBED  ELECTRONIC CUSTOMER DATA OR ELECTRONIC
 LOCATION INFORMATION HELD IN ELECTRONIC STORAGE, INCLUDING THE  CONTENTS
 OF  AND RECORDS AND OTHER INFORMATION RELATED TO A WIRE COMMUNICATION OR
 ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION HELD IN ELECTRONIC STORAGE.   FOR  PURPOSES  OF
 THIS  PARAGRAPH,  "ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION" HAS THE MEANING ASSIGNED BY
 SECTION 250.00 OF THE PENAL LAW, "ELECTRONIC  STORAGE",  "WIRE  COMMUNI-
 CATION",  "ELECTRONIC  CUSTOMER  DATA" AND "ELECTRONIC LOCATION INFORMA-
 TION" HAVE THE MEANING ASSIGNED BY SECTION 690.05 OF THIS ARTICLE.
   § 3. Subdivision 2 of section 690.05 of the criminal procedure law, as
 amended by chapter 504 of the laws of 1991,  the  opening  paragraph  as
 amended  by chapter 424 of the laws of 1998, is amended and a new subdi-
 vision 3 is added to read as follows:
   2. A search warrant is a court order and process  directing  a  police
 officer to conduct:
   (a) a search of designated premises, or of a designated vehicle, or of
 a  designated  person, for the purpose of seizing designated property or
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD05104-02-7
              

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