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NY S08942

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

8/26/2020

Primary Sponsor

Jose Serrano

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Origin

Senate

2019-2020 General Assembly

AI Summary

  • Adds new section 240.20-a to the New York Penal Law establishing the crime of "disruption of an online public meeting"
  • Makes it illegal to intentionally disrupt lawful public assemblies or meetings conducted online through a computer service, with intent to cause public inconvenience, annoyance, or alarm, without lawful authority
  • Classifies the offense as a class B misdemeanor
  • Does not prevent prosecution for disorderly conduct under section 240.20 or any other offense
  • Takes effect immediately upon enactment

Legislative Description

Establishes the crime of disruption of an online public meeting when a person with intent to cause public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, without lawful authority, and acting through a computer service, he or she disturbs any lawful assembly or meeting of persons open to the public conducted through a computer service; makes such crime a class B misdemeanor.

Last Action

REFERRED TO RULES

8/26/2020

Committee Referrals

Rules8/26/2020

Full Bill Text

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