Assembly Bill A10185A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to establishing the crime of unsolicited disclosure of an intimate image

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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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2019-A10185 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7076
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§245.12 & 60.38, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A318, S4843
2023-2024: A319

2019-A10185 - Summary

Establishes the crime of unsolicited disclosure of an intimate image as a class B misdemeanor; requires sexual harassment prevention training.

2019-A10185 - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   10185
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 24, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Codes
 
 AN  ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to establishing the crime of
   unsolicited disclosure of an intimate image
 
   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 a new section 245.12 to
 read as follows:
 § 245.12 UNSOLICITED DISCLOSURE OF AN INTIMATE IMAGE.
   1. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF UNSOLICITED DISCLOSURE OF AN  INTIMATE  IMAGE
 WHEN,  WITH  INTENT  TO  HARASS, ANNOY OR ALARM ANOTHER PERSON HE OR SHE
 SENDS BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE AN UNSOLICITED INTIMATE IMAGE TO  SUCH  OTHER
 PERSON.
   2.  FOR  PURPOSES  OF THIS SECTION: A. "INTIMATE BODY PARTS" MEANS THE
 GENITALS, PUBIC AREA OR ANUS OF ANY PERSON;
   B. "INTIMATE IMAGE" MEANS A PHOTOGRAPH, FILM, VIDEOTAPE, RECORDING  OR
 ANY  OTHER  REPRODUCTION  OF  AN  IMAGE  OF  AN INDIVIDUAL WITH FULLY OR
 PARTIALLY EXPOSED INTIMATE BODY PARTS OR ENGAGED IN SEXUAL ACTIVITY;
   C. "SEND BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE" MEANS TO SEND USING  A  CELLULAR  TELE-
 PHONE  OR  ANY  OTHER ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION DEVICE, INCLUDING DEVICES
 CAPABLE OF SENDING TEXT MESSAGES OR E-MAILS;
   D. "SEXUAL ACTIVITY" MEANS "SEXUAL INTERCOURSE" AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVI-
 SION ONE OF SECTION 130.00 OF THIS CHAPTER,  "ORAL  SEXUAL  CONDUCT"  OR
 "ANAL SEXUAL CONDUCT" AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION 130.00 OF
 THIS  CHAPTER,  TOUCHING  OF THE INTIMATE BODY PARTS OF A PERSON FOR THE
 PURPOSE OF GRATIFYING SEXUAL DESIRE, SEXUAL PENETRATION WITH ANY OBJECT,
 OR THE TRANSMISSION OR APPEARANCE OF SEMEN UPON ANY PART OF THE DEPICTED
 INDIVIDUAL'S BODY.
   UNSOLICITED DISCLOSURE OF AN INTIMATE IMAGE IS A CLASS B MISDEMEANOR.
   § 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 60.38 to read as
 follows:
 § 60.38 AUTHORIZED DISPOSITION; UNSOLICITED DISCLOSURE  OF  AN  INTIMATE
           IMAGE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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2019-A10185A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S7076
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§245.12 & 60.38, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A318, S4843
2023-2024: A319

2019-A10185A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the crime of unsolicited disclosure of an intimate image as a class B misdemeanor; requires sexual harassment prevention training.

2019-A10185A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                 10185--A
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                              March 24, 2020
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by M. of A. PAULIN -- 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
   unsolicited disclosure of an intimate image
 
   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 a new section 245.12  to
 read as follows:
 § 245.12 UNSOLICITED DISCLOSURE OF AN INTIMATE IMAGE.
   1.  A  PERSON IS GUILTY OF UNSOLICITED DISCLOSURE OF AN INTIMATE IMAGE
 WHEN, WITH INTENT TO HARASS, ANNOY OR ALARM  ANOTHER  PERSON  AND  WHICH
 SERVES  NO  LEGITIMATE  PURPOSE, HE OR SHE SENDS BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE AN
 UNSOLICITED INTIMATE IMAGE TO SUCH OTHER PERSON.
   2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION: A. "INTIMATE BODY  PARTS"  MEANS  THE
 GENITALS, PUBIC AREA OR ANUS OF ANY PERSON;
   B.  "INTIMATE IMAGE" MEANS A PHOTOGRAPH, FILM, VIDEOTAPE, RECORDING OR
 ANY OTHER REPRODUCTION OF AN  IMAGE  OF  AN  INDIVIDUAL  WITH  FULLY  OR
 PARTIALLY EXPOSED INTIMATE BODY PARTS OR ENGAGED IN SEXUAL ACTIVITY;
   C.  "SEND  BY  ELECTRONIC DEVICE" MEANS TO SEND USING A CELLULAR TELE-
 PHONE OR ANY OTHER ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION  DEVICE,  INCLUDING  DEVICES
 CAPABLE OF SENDING TEXT MESSAGES OR E-MAILS;
   D. "SEXUAL ACTIVITY" MEANS "SEXUAL INTERCOURSE" AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVI-
 SION  ONE  OF  SECTION  130.00 OF THIS CHAPTER, "ORAL SEXUAL CONDUCT" OR
 "ANAL SEXUAL CONDUCT" AS DEFINED IN SUBDIVISION TWO OF SECTION 130.00 OF
 THIS CHAPTER, TOUCHING OF THE INTIMATE BODY PARTS OF A  PERSON  FOR  THE
 PURPOSE OF GRATIFYING SEXUAL DESIRE, SEXUAL PENETRATION WITH ANY OBJECT,
 OR THE TRANSMISSION OR APPEARANCE OF SEMEN UPON ANY PART OF THE DEPICTED
 INDIVIDUAL'S BODY.
   UNSOLICITED DISCLOSURE OF AN INTIMATE IMAGE IS A CLASS B MISDEMEANOR.
   § 2. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 60.38 to read as
 follows:
 § 60.38 AUTHORIZED  DISPOSITION;  UNSOLICITED  DISCLOSURE OF AN INTIMATE
           IMAGE.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
              

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