Senate Bill S3602

2013-2014 Legislative Session

Relates to the unauthorized release of personal data

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Senate Committee Codes Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2013-S3602 (ACTIVE) - Details

Current Committee:
Senate Codes
Law Section:
Penal Law
Laws Affected:
Add ยง190.90, Pen L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2011-2012: S7846
2015-2016: S2818

2013-S3602 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides that it shall be a felony for any person to release personal data without consent.

2013-S3602 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2013-S3602 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  3602

                       2013-2014 Regular Sessions

                            I N  S E N A T E

                            February 7, 2013
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sen.  LANZA  -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
  printed to be committed to the Committee on Codes

AN ACT to amend the penal law, in relation to  unauthorized  release  of
  personal data

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. The penal law is amended by adding a new section 190.90  to
read as follows:
S 190.90 UNAUTHORIZED RELEASE OF PERSONAL DATA.
  1. A PERSON IS GUILTY OF UNAUTHORIZED RELEASE OF PERSONAL DATA WHEN HE
OR SHE RELEASES, PUBLISHES, PROVIDES, DISTRIBUTES, OR MAKES AVAILABLE TO
ANY  OTHER  PERSON,  THROUGH  ANY MEANS, THE PERSONAL DATA OF ANY PERSON
WITHOUT THE CONSENT OF SUCH PERSON.
  2. FOR PURPOSES OF THIS SECTION,  "PERSONAL  DATA"  MEANS  A  PERSON'S
SOCIAL  SECURITY  NUMBER,  FINANCIAL  SERVICES  ACCOUNT  NUMBER OR CODE,
SAVINGS ACCOUNT NUMBER OR CODE, CHECKING ACCOUNT NUMBER OR CODE, BROKER-
AGE ACCOUNT NUMBER OR CODE, CREDIT CARD ACCOUNT NUMBER  OR  CODE,  DEBIT
CARD  NUMBER  OR CODE, AUTOMATED TELLER MACHINE NUMBER OR CODE, TAXPAYER
IDENTIFICATION NUMBER, TELEPHONE CALLING CARD NUMBER, MOBILE IDENTIFICA-
TION NUMBER OR CODE, ELECTRONIC SERIAL NUMBER, OR  PERSONAL  IDENTIFICA-
TION NUMBER.
  UNAUTHORIZED RELEASE OF PERSONAL DATA IS A CLASS E FELONY.
  S 2. This act shall take effect on the first of November next succeed-
ing the date on which it shall have become a law.



 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.
                                                           LBD05607-01-3

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