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NY S00743
Bill
Status
6/18/2012
Primary Sponsor
Catharine Young
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AI Summary
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Amends Penal Law Section 250.55 to add a new provision making it a class A misdemeanor to disseminate an obscene image of a person to an internet website without that person's knowledge or consent.
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Defines "obscene" using the same meaning as Penal Law Section 235.00, subdivision one.
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Expands the existing crime of dissemination of an unlawful surveillance image in the second degree to cover non-consensual posting of obscene images online, in addition to images obtained through unlawful surveillance.
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Effective date is November 1st of the year following enactment.
Legislative Description
Includes in class A misdemeanor of dissemination of an unlawful surveillance image in the second degree, the dissemination of an image of a person to a computer network internet website that is obscene, without the consent or knowledge of the person in the image.
Last Action
referred to codes
6/18/2012