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NY S00457

Bill

Status

Engrossed

6/5/2017

Primary Sponsor

Catharine Young

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Origin

Senate

2017-2018 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Amends Penal Law § 250.55 to add a new offense: disseminating an obscene image of a person to an internet website without that person's knowledge or consent.

  • Defines "obscene" using the same standard as Penal Law § 235.00.

  • Makes the offense a class A misdemeanor, consistent with existing unlawful surveillance image dissemination penalties.

  • Exempts interactive computer services, information services, and telecommunication services from liability for content posted by third parties, citing 47 U.S.C. § 230(f)(2) and 47 U.S.C. § 153.

  • Takes effect November 1 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

COMMITTED TO RULES

6/20/2018

Committee Referrals

Rules6/20/2018
Codes1/3/2018
Codes6/5/2017
Codes1/4/2017

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