Assembly Bill A326

2019-2020 Legislative Session

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

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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-A326 (ACTIVE) - Details

Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§250.70 & 250.75, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A8214
2015-2016: A571
2017-2018: A1641

2019-A326 (ACTIVE) - Summary

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

2019-A326 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    326
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 9, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by M. of A. BRAUNSTEIN, PAULIN, SIMOTAS, BARRETT, BENEDETTO,
   McDONOUGH, MONTESANO, BLANKENBUSH, RAIA, OTIS,  FINCH,  QUART,  ORTIZ,
   BRABENEC,   FRIEND,  STIRPE,  SCHIMMINGER,  GIGLIO,  ABBATE,  HYNDMAN,
   SEAWRIGHT, MOSLEY, GOTTFRIED, HEVESI, PERRY, WEPRIN, LAVINE,  WOERNER,
   FERNANDEZ  --  Multi-Sponsored  by  --  M.  of A. CROUCH, ENGLEBRIGHT,
   GALEF, M. L. MILLER, PALMESANO, RODRIGUEZ -- 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.
              

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