Senate Bill S79A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Establishes the crime of doxing a police officer, peace officer, or state officer

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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
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2023-S79 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1530
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §240.33, Pen L; amd §§510.10, 530.20 & 530.40, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S8822, A10911
2021-2022: S3463, A1281

2023-S79 - Summary

Establishes the crime of doxing a police officer, peace officer, or state officer when a person knowingly makes restricted personal information about a police officer, peace officer, state officer, or a member of the immediate family of such officer, publicly available with the intent to threaten, intimidate, or incite the commission of a crime of violence against the police officer, peace officer, state officer, or a member of the immediate family of such officer; or with the intent and knowledge that the restricted personal information will be used to threaten, intimidate, or facilitate the commission of a crime of violence against the police officer, peace officer, state officer, or a member of the immediate family of such officer; requires the posting of bail.

2023-S79 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S79 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                    79
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. GALLIVAN, BORRELLO, GRIFFO, HELMING, LANZA, MATTERA,
   OBERACKER,  O'MARA,  ORTT,  PALUMBO, STEC, TEDISCO, WEIK -- read twice
   and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed to the Committee
   on Codes
 
 AN ACT to amend the  penal  law  and  the  criminal  procedure  law,  in
   relation  to  establishing  the  crime of doxing a police officer or a
   peace officer
 
   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 240.33 to
 read as follows:
 § 240.33 DOXING A POLICE OFFICER OR A PEACE OFFICER.
   A PERSON IS GUILTY OF DOXING A POLICE OFFICER OR A PEACE OFFICER  WHEN
 HE OR SHE KNOWINGLY MAKES RESTRICTED PERSONAL INFORMATION ABOUT A POLICE
 OFFICER  OR  PEACE  OFFICER, OR A MEMBER OF THE IMMEDIATE FAMILY OF SUCH
 OFFICER, PUBLICLY AVAILABLE:
   1. WITH THE INTENT TO THREATEN, INTIMIDATE, OR INCITE  THE  COMMISSION
 OF A CRIME OF VIOLENCE AGAINST THE POLICE OFFICER OR PEACE OFFICER, OR A
 MEMBER OF THE IMMEDIATE FAMILY OF SUCH OFFICER; OR
   2. WITH THE INTENT AND KNOWLEDGE THAT THE RESTRICTED PERSONAL INFORMA-
 TION  WILL BE USED TO THREATEN, INTIMIDATE, OR FACILITATE THE COMMISSION
 OF A CRIME OF VIOLENCE AGAINST THE POLICE OFFICER OR PEACE OFFICER, OR A
 MEMBER OF THE IMMEDIATE FAMILY OF SUCH OFFICER.
   UNDER THIS SECTION, POLICE OFFICER AND PEACE OFFICER  ARE  AS  DEFINED
 UNDER SECTION 1.20 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW.
   DOXING OF A POLICE OFFICER OR A PEACE OFFICER SHALL BE A CLASS D FELO-
 NY.
   §  2. Paragraphs (t) and (u) of subdivision 4 of section 510.10 of the
 criminal procedure law, paragraph (t) as amended and  paragraph  (u)  as
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00538-02-3
              

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2023-S79A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A1530
Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add §240.33, Pen L; amd §§510.10, 530.20 & 530.40, CP L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2019-2020: S8822, A10911
2021-2022: S3463, A1281

2023-S79A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Establishes the crime of doxing a police officer, peace officer, or state officer when a person knowingly makes restricted personal information about a police officer, peace officer, state officer, or a member of the immediate family of such officer, publicly available with the intent to threaten, intimidate, or incite the commission of a crime of violence against the police officer, peace officer, state officer, or a member of the immediate family of such officer; or with the intent and knowledge that the restricted personal information will be used to threaten, intimidate, or facilitate the commission of a crime of violence against the police officer, peace officer, state officer, or a member of the immediate family of such officer; requires the posting of bail.

2023-S79A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S79A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   79--A
 
                        2023-2024 Regular Sessions
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                                (PREFILED)
 
                              January 4, 2023
                                ___________
 
 Introduced by Sens. GALLIVAN, BORRELLO, GRIFFO, HELMING, LANZA, MATTERA,
   MURRAY,  OBERACKER, O'MARA, ORTT, PALUMBO, RHOADS, STEC, TEDISCO, WEIK
   -- read twice and ordered printed, and when printed to be committed 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  and  the criminal procedure law, in
   relation to establishing the crime of doxing a police  officer,  peace
   officer, or state officer
 
   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 240.33  to
 read as follows:
 § 240.33 DOXING A POLICE OFFICER, PEACE OFFICER, OR STATE OFFICER.
   A PERSON IS GUILTY OF DOXING A POLICE OFFICER, PEACE OFFICER, OR STATE
 OFFICER  WHEN  HE OR SHE KNOWINGLY MAKES RESTRICTED PERSONAL INFORMATION
 ABOUT A POLICE OFFICER, PEACE OFFICER, STATE OFFICER, OR A MEMBER OF THE
 IMMEDIATE FAMILY OF SUCH OFFICER, PUBLICLY AVAILABLE:
   1. WITH THE INTENT TO THREATEN, INTIMIDATE, OR INCITE  THE  COMMISSION
 OF  A CRIME OF VIOLENCE AGAINST THE POLICE OFFICER, PEACE OFFICER, STATE
 OFFICER, OR A MEMBER OF THE IMMEDIATE FAMILY OF SUCH OFFICER; OR
   2. WITH THE INTENT AND KNOWLEDGE THAT THE RESTRICTED PERSONAL INFORMA-
 TION WILL BE USED TO THREATEN, INTIMIDATE, OR FACILITATE THE  COMMISSION
 OF  A CRIME OF VIOLENCE AGAINST THE POLICE OFFICER, PEACE OFFICER, STATE
 OFFICER, OR A MEMBER OF THE IMMEDIATE FAMILY OF SUCH OFFICER.
   UNDER THIS SECTION, POLICE OFFICER AND PEACE OFFICER  ARE  AS  DEFINED
 UNDER  SECTION  1.20 OF THE CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW, AND STATE OFFICER IS
 AS DEFINED UNDER SECTION TWO OF THE PUBLIC OFFICERS LAW.
   DOXING OF A POLICE OFFICER, PEACE OFFICER, OR STATE OFFICER SHALL BE A
 CLASS D FELONY.
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                            LBD00538-04-3
              

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