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NY S02662
Bill
Status
6/3/2019
Primary Sponsor
Diane Savino
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AI Summary
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Creates a new crime called "dissemination of an image of a crime victim" applicable to public servants who record crime victims during official duties and then broadcast or publish those images outside their official duties.
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Exempts images used for official training purposes from prosecution under this law.
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Defines "broadcast" as electronically transmitting a visual image with intent it be viewed by a person, and "publish" as posting, displaying, or making images available to the public electronically or otherwise.
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Establishes the offense as a Class A misdemeanor.
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Takes effect 180 days after becoming law.
Legislative Description
Creates the crime of dissemination of an image of a crime victim; makes a person guilty of such crime where the person is a public servant and, while in the course of the public servant's official duties, records a still image or motion picture of a crime victim and broadcasts or publishes such images or motion pictures outside of the course of conduct of the public servant's official duties; makes such crime a class A misdemeanor.
Last Action
referred to codes
7/21/2020