Establishes that when an actor threatens to disseminate or publish a still or video image depicting such other person with one or more intimate parts exposed or engaging in sexual conduct with another person, including a still or video image created or altered by digitization, where such person may reasonably be identified from the still or video image itself or from information displayed in connection with the still or video image within the provisions of unlawful dissemination or publication of an intimate image.
S T A T E O F N E W Y O R K
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2226
2025-2026 Regular Sessions
I N A S S E M B L Y
January 15, 2025
___________
Introduced by M. of A. BRAUNSTEIN -- read once and referred to the
Committee on Codes
AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to a threat to share an inti-
mate image
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subdivision 1 of section 245.15 of the penal law, as
amended by chapter 513 of the laws of 2023, is amended to read as
follows:
1. A person is guilty of unlawful dissemination or publication of an
intimate image when:
(a) with intent to cause harm to the emotional, financial or physical
welfare of another person, they intentionally disseminate or publish a
still or video image OR THREATEN TO DISSEMINATE OR PUBLISH A STILL OR
VIDEO IMAGE depicting such other person, with one or more intimate parts
exposed or engaging in sexual conduct with another person, including
[an] A STILL OR VIDEO image created or altered by digitization, where
such person may reasonably be identified from the still or video image
itself or from information displayed in connection with the still or
video image; and
(b) the actor knew or reasonably should have known that the person
depicted did not consent to such dissemination or publication, including
the dissemination or publication of [an] A STILL OR VIDEO image taken
with the consent of the person depicted when such person had a reason-
able expectation that the STILL OR VIDEO image would remain private,
regardless of whether the actor was present when such STILL OR VIDEO
image was taken.
§ 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
[ ] is old law to be omitted.
LBD00879-01-5
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