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NY S03693
Bill
Status
3/3/2025
Primary Sponsor
James Sanders
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AI Summary
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Creates new crimes for unlawful disruption of computer services: second degree (class A misdemeanor) for denying authorized users access to computer systems, and first degree (class E felony) when targeting government or public safety infrastructure systems
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Establishes unlawful computer access assistance offenses: second degree (class A misdemeanor) for helping others illegally access computer systems, and first degree (class E felony) when involving public safety infrastructure
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Creates class A misdemeanor for unauthorized use of another's internet domain name or profile to send emails or posts that damage computer systems
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Makes knowingly introducing a computer contaminant (viruses, worms, malware) into any computer system a class A misdemeanor
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Allows victims of computer crimes to bring civil actions for compensatory damages, injunctive relief, and reasonable attorney's fees within three years of the act or discovery of damage
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Subjects defendant-owned computers, networks, software, and illegally obtained data used in committing these offenses to forfeiture
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Requires colleges to include computer-related crimes as specific violations in campus conduct rules, with penalties up to dismissal
Legislative Description
Relates to computer-related crimes; creates the crimes unlawful disruption of computer services in the first and second degree, unlawful computer access assistance in the first and second degree, unauthorized use of internet domain name or profile, and unlawful introduction of a computer contaminant; allows for a civil action for compensatory damages for victims of such crimes.
Last Action
referred to codes
2/11/2026