Senate Bill S6558

2021-2022 Legislative Session

Relates to the privacy rights of crime victims

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee


  • 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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2021-S6558 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A6816
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Civil Rights Law
Laws Affected:
Add §50-g, Civ Rts L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2013-2014: A10107
2015-2016: S2642, A1479
2017-2018: S3881, A3596
2019-2020: S2660, A4833

2021-S6558 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Relates to the privacy rights of crime victims; prohibits public servants from disseminating or broadcasting images of crime victims.

2021-S6558 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2021-S6558 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                            
 
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   6558
 
                        2021-2022 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                May 5, 2021
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen.  SAVINO -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the civil rights law, in relation to the privacy  rights
   of crime victims
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

   Section 1. The civil rights law is amended by  adding  a  new  section
 50-g to read as follows:
   §  50-G.  RIGHT  OF  PRIVACY;  DISSEMINATION  OF  THE IMAGE OF A CRIME
 VICTIM. 1. THE IMAGE OF A CRIME VICTIM, WITHIN THE  MEANING  OF  SECTION
 SIX HUNDRED FORTY-ONE OF THE EXECUTIVE LAW, SHALL BE DEEMED CONFIDENTIAL
 TO  THE EXTENT PROVIDED IN THIS SECTION. NO PERSON WHO IS A PUBLIC SERV-
 ANT, OR WHO IS PERFORMING THE OFFICIAL DUTIES OF A PUBLIC  SERVANT,  WHO
 IN  THE  COURSE  OF HIS OR HER OFFICIAL DUTIES RECORDS A STILL OR MOTION
 PICTURE IMAGE OF  A  CRIME  VICTIM,  SHALL  INTENTIONALLY  BROADCAST  OR
 PUBLISH SUCH IMAGE OF SUCH CRIME VICTIM OUTSIDE OF THE COURSE OF CONDUCT
 OF  HIS  OR  HER  OFFICIAL  DUTIES,  EXCEPT THAT NOTHING HEREIN SHALL BE
 CONSTRUED TO IMPAIR OR DIMINISH THE  AUTHORITY  TO  USE  SUCH  STILL  OR
 MOTION  PICTURE  IMAGE  FOR  AN  AUTHORIZED  OFFICIAL PURPOSE, INCLUDING
 AUTHORIZED TRAINING, NOR THE OBLIGATION TO DISCLOSE SUCH IMAGE  PURSUANT
 TO A COURT ORDER OR AS MAY OTHERWISE BE REQUIRED BY LAW.
   2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION:
   (A)  "BROADCAST" MEANS ELECTRONICALLY TRANSMITTING A VISUAL IMAGE WITH
 THE INTENT THAT IT BE VIEWED BY A PERSON.
   (B) "DISSEMINATE" MEANS TO GIVE, PROVIDE, LEND, DELIVER,  MAIL,  SEND,
 FORWARD,  TRANSFER  OR  TRANSMIT, ELECTRONICALLY OR OTHERWISE TO ANOTHER
 PERSON.
   (C) "PUBLISH" MEANS TO (I) POST, PRESENT, DISPLAY, EXHIBIT, CIRCULATE,
 ADVERTISE OR ALLOW ACCESS, ELECTRONICALLY OR OTHERWISE, SO AS TO MAKE AN
 IMAGE OR IMAGES AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC; OR (II)  DISSEMINATE  WITH  THE
 INTENT  THAT  AN IMAGE OR IMAGES BE POSTED, PRESENTED, DISPLAYED, EXHIB-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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