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Assembly Bill A8871A

2019-2020 Legislative Session

Relates to adding transmission of unwanted lewd or intimate images to the definition of aggravated harassment in the second degree

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2019-A8871 - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6887
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §240.30, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A1965, S4223
2023-2024: S1894
2025-2026: S628

2019-A8871 - Summary

Relates to adding transmission of unwanted lewd or intimate images to the definition of aggravated harassment in the second degree.

2019-A8871 - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8871
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             December 18, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. CRUZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation  to  adding  transmission  of
   unwanted  lewd  or  intimate  images  to  the definition of aggravated
   harassment in the second degree
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section  1. Section 240.30 of the penal law is amended by adding a new
 subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
   2-A. WITH THE INTENT TO  HARASS,  ANNOY,  THREATEN  OR  ALARM  ANOTHER
 PERSON, TRANSMITS UNWANTED LEWD OR INTIMATE IMAGES TO ANOTHER PERSON; OR
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13920-01-9

2019-A8871A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Senate Version of this Bill:
S6887
Current Committee:
Assembly Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Amd §240.30, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2021-2022: A1965, S4223
2023-2024: S1894
2025-2026: S628

2019-A8871A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to adding transmission of unwanted lewd or intimate images to the definition of aggravated harassment in the second degree.

2019-A8871A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8871--A
 
                        2019-2020 Regular Sessions
 
                           I N  A S S E M B L Y
 
                             December 18, 2019
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  M. of A. CRUZ -- read once and referred to the Committee
   on Codes -- recommitted to the Committee on Codes in  accordance  with
   Assembly Rule 3, sec. 2 -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered
   reprinted as amended and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to  amend  the penal law, in relation to adding transmission of
   unwanted lewd or intimate  images  to  the  definition  of  aggravated
   harassment in the second degree
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. Section 240.30 of the penal law is amended by adding a  new
 subdivision 2-a to read as follows:
   2-A.  WITH  THE  INTENT  TO  HARASS,  ANNOY, THREATEN OR ALARM ANOTHER
 PERSON, AND WITH  NO  PURPOSE  OF  LEGITIMATE  COMMUNICATION  TRANSMITS,
 SENDS, OR GIVES UNWANTED LEWD OR INTIMATE IMAGES TO ANOTHER PERSON; OR
   § 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
 
 
 
 
 
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD13920-05-0

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